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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 381.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 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 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A71 5G has an overall score of 91.8, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M31's 86.5 general score. Both devices in this review include the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so both of them should give you the same operating system features. Galaxy A71 5G's construction is a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy M31, even though both were released only 4 months apart.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy A71 5G has a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy M31, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Galaxy A71 5G and Galaxy M31 both feature really similar processing units, both of them have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G captures just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy M31. Both of them have a 0.59 inches sensor, the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same (4K) video quality, a camera in the back with a 64 mega-pixels and a same size aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 counts with better battery performance than Galaxy A71 5G, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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