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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Microsoft |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 381.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
The Galaxy A71 5G is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, having a score of 91.8 against 85.3. These phones use the same Android 11 operating system. Galaxy A71 5G is an older and way thicker cellphone than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, but Samsung managed to make it way lighter anyway.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A71 5G, because it has a just a bit higher pixels density, a larger screen and a better 1892 x 2688 resolution. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has just a little better performance than Galaxy A71 5G, and although they both have 8 cores, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Galaxy A71 5G has much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A71 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a battery performance that is very similar to the battery performance in Galaxy A71 5G, although the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has 4449mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G captures greater photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has lower video frame rate and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light captures, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G also counts with a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
Galaxy A71 5G not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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