Apple iPhone 15 vs Samsung Galaxy A71 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 15

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Samsung Galaxy A71

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Apple iPhone 15 or Samsung Galaxy A71 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 15 Samsung Galaxy A71
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Release date 2023, September 12 2019, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.82 in 163.6 x 76 x 7.7 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 2.99 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 179 g | 6.31 oz
Body Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Prism, Crush Black, Silver, Blue, Pink
Battery 3349 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 42 h (4G)
Music play - Up to 107 h
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Screen

Technology Super Retina XDR OLED Super AMOLED Plus
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 6.7" in
Screen area 91.3 cm2 108.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.4% 87.2%
Screen resolution 1179 x 2556 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 461 PPI 393 PPI
Screen protection Ceramic Shield glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Dual 64 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm
-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
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 145 84
DxOMark Photo 147 89
DxOMark Video 153 74
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Functions HDR, Dolby Vision HDR HDR
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 149 83
DxOMark Photo 145 83
DxOMark Video 156 82

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 18.1 Android 10.0; One UI 2
Chipset - Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm)
- Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) - Philippines
CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Everest + 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 618
External memory No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1374104 353835
Antutu 10 CPU 356479 126775
Antutu 10 GPU 444086 70969
Antutu 10 Mem 255398 70395
Antutu 10 UX 356479 126775
Antutu 8 Total 265537
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2545 635
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 6315 1607
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1021
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 958
GeekBench 6 Metal 22441
GeekBench 5 Single Core 2519 509
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 6165 1638

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - A3090
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2846
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3089
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A3092
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3090
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2846
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3089
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3092
-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)
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
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 No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
-Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
- Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min
-15W Wireless charging (MagSafe)
-15W Wireless charging (Qi2) - requires iOS 17.2 update
-4.5W Reverse charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 25W
Versions
- Versions: A3090 (International); A2846 (USA); A3089 (Canada, Japan); A3092 (China, Hong Kong)

- Versions: SM-A715F/DS, SM-A715F/DSN (Global); SM-A715F/DSM (Russia)

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