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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 522 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.21 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 general score of 87.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note8's score of 83. Galaxy A71 is a notably newer cellphone, and it is also thinner and a little bit lighter than the Galaxy Note8. These devices include Android operating system, but the Galaxy A71 has an older 11 version while Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A71. Both of them have 8 cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy Note8 features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A71, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels quantity in each inch of display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Galaxy A71 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light images, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A71 also counts with a back-facing camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution and a much bigger sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
The Galaxy A71 features much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note8, because it has a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A71 features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has a 36 percent bigger battery capacity.
Galaxy A71 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the Galaxy Note8.
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