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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-01-31 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 411.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 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 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 3.68 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A71 has a score of 87.5, which is a bit better than the Apple iPhone 8's global score of 85. Although the Galaxy A71 is newer than the Apple iPhone 8, it's heavier and just a little thicker. IPhone 8 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A71, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and 4 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
IPhone 8 has a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A71, although it has a much smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 750 x 1334 and a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy A71 has a bit more memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 has a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 147 percent bigger battery size. The Galaxy A71 captures greater photos and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has slower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy A71 also counts with a much more mega-pixels back camera and a way larger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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