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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-06-19 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 381.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G is better than the Galaxy M30, getting a 91.8 score against 82.4. Both phones in this review use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G has older 11 version and Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G is a newer and just a little bit thinner cellphone than the Galaxy M30, but it's also just a bit heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little worse screen density, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little bigger screen. Galaxy A71 5G features a slightly better memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy M30, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A71 5G also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G features a bit better processing power than Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Galaxy A71 5G takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a way more megapixels back-facing camera, a larger aperture, a much higher (4K) video resolution and a much larger camera sensor.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features just a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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