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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A71 is better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 87.5 score against 75.8. Galaxy A71's design is notably newer and just a little thinner, but somewhat heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017). The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A71, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density.
The Galaxy A71 has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Galaxy A71 also has more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A71 shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger aperture, a lot higher video definition and a lot better 64 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy A71 counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A71 has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 50% more battery size.
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