Samsung Galaxy A71 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 compare

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Compare Samsung Galaxy A71 and Samsung Galaxy S9

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Samsung Galaxy A71 vs Samsung Galaxy S9

What is the difference between the Samsung Galaxy A71 and Samsung Galaxy S9? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.

Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy A71	Samsung Galaxy S9
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Review	Samsung Galaxy A71 Review	Samsung Galaxy S9 Review
Release date	2019, December	2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD)	163.6 x 76 x 7.7 mm \| 6.44 x 6.44 x 2.99 in	147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm \| 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in
Weight	179 g \| 6.31 oz	163 g \| 5.75 oz
Body Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Colors	Prism, Crush Black, Silver, Blue, Pink	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue
Battery	4500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po	3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Talking time - Up to 42 h (4G) Music play - Up to 107 h
Approximate price	399 EUR	490 EUR

Screen

Technology	Super AMOLED Plus	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	6.7" inc	5.8" inc
Screen area	108.4 cm²	84.8 cm²
Screen format	20:9 (height:width)	18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	87.2%	83.6%
Screen resolution	1080 x 2400 px	1440 x 2960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	393 PPI	570 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs		- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	64 MP, Quad	12 MP, Single
Camera specs	-64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide) -5 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.2, 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor	-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score	84
DxOMark Photo	89
DxOMark Video	74
Front camera, selfie	32 MP, Single	8 MP, Single
Specifications	32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions	HDR	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score	83	81
DxOMark Photo	83	81
DxOMark Video	82	81

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 10.0; One UI 2	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset	- Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) - Philippines	- Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Processor CPU	- Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver)	- Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
Graphics processor GPU	Adreno 618	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
External memory	microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM	64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	265537	284449
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	635	510
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	1607	1725
GeekBench 6 OpenCL	1021	1987
GeekBench 6 Vulkan	958	1835
GeekBench 5 Single Core	509	469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	1638	1957
GeekBench 4 Single Core		3288
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core		8240
GeekBench 4 RenderScript		8705
GeekBench 4 Battery		3960

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
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Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed	HSPA, LTE-A	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC	Yes (market dependent)	Yes
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.51 W/kg (head) 1.56 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	FM radio	FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	- Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras	- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 25W	- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions	- Versions: SM-A715F/DS, SM-A715F/DSN (Global); SM-A715F/DSM (Russia)	- Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)