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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-01-31 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 411.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy A71 has an overall score of 87.5, which is much better than Xperia XZ2's 79.1 overall score. Galaxy A71 is a newer device, and it's also a little lighter and incredibly thinner than Xperia XZ2. The Xperia XZ2 has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A71, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a bit greater count of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A71, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy A71 shoots much better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XZ2, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better resolution, a lot bigger camera sensor shooting much higher quality videos and photos and a bigger aperture.
The Galaxy A71 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ2, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A71 features a much longer battery performance than Xperia XZ2, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3180mAh.
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