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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-10-26 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 519.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 383 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 820 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A71 has a score of 87.5, which is much better than the Huawei Mate 20's global score of 79.5. The Samsung Galaxy A71 is a newer phone, and it's also a bit thinner and just a bit lighter than Huawei Mate 20. Both phones we compare here have Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A71 has an older 11 version and Huawei Mate 20 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Huawei Mate 20 features a little faster processor than Galaxy A71, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Huawei Mate 20 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A71, although it has a just a bit inferior number of pixels per inch of screen, a little smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2244.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same video frame rate and a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a way more mega pixels back camera and a much bigger sensor. Samsung Galaxy A71 features a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A71 features just a little better battery performance than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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