Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A71 is a lot better than the Galaxy A8 (2016), getting an 87.5 score against 72.8. Even though Samsung Galaxy A71 is just a little thicker than Galaxy A8 (2016), it's a little lighter and also extremely newer. Both devices we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A71 has older 11 version while Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
Samsung Galaxy A71 has a screen that is very similar to Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s screen, although the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a just a little better display pixel density, a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a larger display. Samsung Galaxy A71 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A71 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has 3 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A71 counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light images and videos, a way better video resolution and a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A71 counts with superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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