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| Global Score | |
| 91.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2021-01-18 |
| 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.37 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver | Daybreak purple and Nightfall black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 381.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 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 | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 11.55 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G is much better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, getting a 91.8 score against 83. Samsung Galaxy A71 5G's body is somewhat thinner and a bit lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, even though both of them were only released 7 months apart. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G has 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has Android 10, counting with some extra features and better performance.
The Galaxy A71 5G and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T have incredibly similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T counts with a processing unit that's just as good as the processing unit in Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, and although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy A71 5G counts with a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A71 5G features a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, a same size diafragm aperture and the same (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G also has a back facing camera with a lot better 64 MP resolution and a bigger back camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has just a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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