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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-01-31 | 2020-12-21 |
| 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 411.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A71 has an overall score of 87.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy A12's global score of 80.3. The Galaxy A71 is an older phone than Galaxy A12, but it is thinner and lighter anyway. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Galaxy A71 has a more recent 11 version while Galaxy A12 has Android 10.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 features a CPU that is just as good as the processor in Galaxy A71, and although the Samsung Galaxy A12 has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. Galaxy A71 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A12, because it has a greater number of pixels per inch in the screen, a bit bigger screen and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400.
Galaxy A71 captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy A12, because it has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back, a way higher video quality and a larger camera aperture. Samsung Galaxy A71 has a slightly bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A12 has a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A71, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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