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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-01-31 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 411.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A71 is much better than Galaxy A7 (2017), with an 87.5 score against 75.8. Galaxy A71's body is notably newer, just a bit lighter and a little thinner than Galaxy A7 (2017). The Galaxy A71 features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy A71 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 features a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bigger display, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little greater number of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Galaxy A71 counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a much better video resolution and a camera with a way higher 64 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy A71 has a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A71 counts with greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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