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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-09-02 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Pink, White and Yellow | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 425.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 319 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A71 is much better than the Xperia Z5 Compact, with a score of 87.5 against 75.1. Even though Samsung Galaxy A71 is noticeably heavier than the Xperia Z5 Compact, it's thinner and also noticeably newer. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A71 has 11 version while Xperia Z5 Compact has Android 5.1 version, giving lots of additional features and performance enhancements.
Xperia Z5 Compact counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A71, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia Z5 Compact also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. Xperia Z5 Compact features a slightly better display than Galaxy A71, although it has a quite worse display pixel density, a really smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 features a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy A71 captures better photographs and videos than Xperia Z5 Compact, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition, a same size camera aperture and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A71 also has a way higher resolution camera and a lot larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Galaxy A71 has a superior battery lifetime than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 2700mAh.
The Galaxy A71 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, which makes buying this phone a simple decision.
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