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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 432 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.69 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A71 has an overall score of 87.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 global score. Galaxy A71 is a notably newer and thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, but it is also just a little heavier. These phones include Android OS, but Galaxy A71 has older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A71, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Galaxy S5 Active counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A71, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy A71 counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a way more MP back facing camera. Galaxy A71 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 112 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A71 counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy A71 is a lot more expensive than Galaxy S5 Active, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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