Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 409 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 6 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A71 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 5T, having an 87.5 score against 80.8. Although Samsung Galaxy A71 and Huawei nova 5T were only released with a couple of months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A71 design is just a little heavier but also a little thinner than Huawei nova 5T. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A71 has newer 11 version while Huawei nova 5T has Android 10, so it gives a couple additional features.
Huawei nova 5T has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A71. They have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Huawei nova 5T has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A71, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a bit higher screen pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy A71 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same (4K) video quality and the same camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a back camera with a lot better resolution and a bigger camera sensor shooting better quality photos.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A71 features improved battery lifetime than Huawei nova 5T, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 3750mAh.
Galaxy A71 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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