Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.7 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-11-20 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.21 x 2.92 x 0.38 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Aurora green, Glacier white and Midnight black | 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 |
| $ 377.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 396 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 13.09 | 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 | |
| 5260mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, 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 slightly better than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, getting a global score of 87.5 against 83.7. Although Samsung Galaxy A71 and the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 were released only a couple months apart, Samsung Galaxy A71 is notably thinner and somewhat lighter. These phones come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A71 has the newer 11 version and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has Android 10 version, so it provides you some extra features and performance improvements.
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A71, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixels quantity per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy A71's processor is very similar to Xiaomi Mi Note 10's processor, both have 8 processing cores and 6 GB of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi Note 10, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A71 also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi Note 10 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A71, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 also has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels, a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and a lot bigger sensor shooting way higher quality photographs and videos.
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 features greater battery duration than Galaxy A71, because it has a 17% bigger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A71 costs a bit more than the Xiaomi Mi Note 10, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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