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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-02-16 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A71 is better than Sony Xperia XA2, having an 87.5 score against 74.8. Although the Galaxy A71 is a bit heavier than the Sony Xperia XA2, it's notably thinner and newer. Sony Xperia XA2 counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A71, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little higher count of pixels in each inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy A71 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Xperia XA2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A71 features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia XA2, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A71 counts with longer battery performance than Xperia XA2, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A71 shoots better photos and videos than Xperia XA2, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality, a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photos and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
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