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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-07-07 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A71 has a global score of 87.5, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition's global score of 80.4. Galaxy A71's design is way newer and a bit thinner, but also a little bit heavier than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a little bit better display than Galaxy A71, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Galaxy A71's processing unit is very similar to the Galaxy Note Fan Edition one, and although the Galaxy A71 has more RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Samsung Galaxy A71 has a superior storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 shoots greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light photography, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also counts with a lot bigger sensor providing a way better image quality and a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A71 counts with a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy A71 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an easy decision.
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