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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 381.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.21 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A71 5G has a score of 91.8, which is much better than Galaxy A12's 80.3 general score. Even when Galaxy A71 5G and the Galaxy A12 were only released 6 months apart, Galaxy A71 5G is a bit thinner and just a bit lighter. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Galaxy A71 5G has 11 version while Galaxy A12 has Android 10 version, counting with a couple nice extra features and improved performance.
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A12, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A71 5G features a brighter display than Galaxy A12, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a greater pixel amount in each inch of screen and a little bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A12, because it has a much higher video resolution, a back-facing camera with much more MP and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and videos. Galaxy A71 5G counts with a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a SD card slot that allows 24 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy A12 features a bit superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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