Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-30 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A71 is much better than the Nokia 7.2, getting a overall score of 87.5 against 75.9. Samsung Galaxy A71 is a just a bit lighter and a bit thinner cellphone than Nokia 7.2, even when both were released with only a few months difference. Both phones we are comparing here work with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A71 has 11 version and Nokia 7.2 has Android 10, counting with some extra features.
The Nokia 7.2 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A71, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Nokia 7.2 and the Samsung Galaxy A71 count with extremely similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A71's processing unit is just as good as the Nokia 7.2 one, both of them have 6 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processor. Samsung Galaxy A71 has a very superior camera than Nokia 7.2, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a much better (4K) video definition, a larger sensor shooting better quality photographs and videos and a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
Galaxy A71 features superior battery duration than Nokia 7.2, because it has a 29% larger battery capacity.
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