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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 381.00 |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.38 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| 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 5G has a general score of 91.8, which is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. Galaxy A71 5G's body is much newer, but somewhat heavier and a bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Galaxy A71 5G and Galaxy A5 (2017) both count with similar screens, because although the Galaxy A71 5G has a quite worse count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bigger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
Galaxy A71 5G counts with a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy A71 5G has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A71 5G also has a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A71 5G features a lot better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture, a way more MP back-facing camera and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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