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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-01-31 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 411.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 530 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 | 19.00 MP + 13.00 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.21 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.88 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A71 is much better than the Sony Xperia XZs, getting a score of 87.5 against 77.2. Even though Samsung Galaxy A71 is a little heavier than the Sony Xperia XZs, it's just a bit thinner and extremely newer. The Sony Xperia XZs has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A71, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater screen density.
Galaxy A71 features a little bit better hardware performance than Xperia XZs, because it has 2 GB more RAM and a larger number of 2.2 gigahertz cores. The Xperia XZs has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A71, although it has a lot smaller back camera sensor shooting lot worse quality videos and photographs, a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light images, a back facing camera with a much worse resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 has a superior memory to install games and applications than Xperia XZs, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy A71 counts with a way better battery duration than Xperia XZs, because it has a 55% more battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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