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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2019-09-24 |
| 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver | Black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 381.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.21 | 10.56 |
| 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 | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A71 5G has a score of 91.8, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha's global score of 88.9. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A71 5G has newer 11 version while Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has Android 10, so it provides a lot of extra features and better performance. Galaxy A71 5G is a noticeably lighter and extremely thinner phone than the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, even though both of them were released with only a couple months difference.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A71 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has more RAM. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, because although it has a quite worse pixels amount in each inch of screen, it also counts with a larger screen and a better resolution of 2088 x 2250.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A71 5G captures much clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, although it has a back facing camera with much less megapixels, a smaller camera aperture which is worse for taking photographs or video in low-light environments, a much smaller sensor providing a way worse image quality and a worse 3840x2160 video quality.
The Galaxy A71 5G has a bit superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because it has an 11% more battery size.
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