Huawei nova 7i vs Samsung Galaxy A71 Comparison and Differences
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                                            Huawei nova 7i
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                                            Samsung Galaxy A71
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Huawei nova 7i or Samsung Galaxy A71 Specs Comparison
 
                                                   
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Common specs
                                            | Brand and model | Huawei nova 7i | Samsung Galaxy A71 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, January | 2019, December | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 159.2 x 76.3 x 8.7 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 3 in | 163.6 x 76 x 7.7 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 2.99 in | |
| Weight | 183 g | 6.46 oz | 179 g | 6.31 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Crush Green, Sakura Pink | Prism, Crush Black, Silver, Blue, Pink | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 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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| Approximate price | 230 EUR | 399 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon | 
Screen
                                                                                        | Technology | LTPS IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.4" in | 6.7" in | |
| Screen area | 101.4 cm2 | 108.4 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.5% | 87.2% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2310 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 398 PPI | 393 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | 
Camera and Video
                                            | Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Quad | 64 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide) -2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (macro), 1/5.0", 1.75µm -2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5.0", 1.75µm, depth sensor  | 
                                                    -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  | 
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 84 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 89 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 74 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 32 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 83 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 83 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 82 | 
Performance
                                            | Operating system - OS | Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10 | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) |                                                                 - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm)                                                                 - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) - Philippines  | 
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| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MP6 | Adreno 618 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | 
Benchmark
                                            | Antutu 10 Total | 353835 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 126775 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 70969 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 70395 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 126775 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 315594 | 265537 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 635 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1607 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1021 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 958 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 512 | 509 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1889 | 1638 | 
Communication and Connectivity
                                            | SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands |                                                             -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - JNY-L21A, JNY-L01A, JNY-L21B  | 
                                                                                                                -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)  | 
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/75 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A | |
| 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, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes (market dependent) | ||
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| 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 | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | 
Other features
                                            | Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras | 
                                                                                                                 - Fast charging 40W, 70% in 30 min  | 
                                                    
                                                         - ANT+ - Fast battery charging 25W  | 
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| Versions | 
                                                             - For Global market  | 
                                                        
                                                             - Versions: SM-A715F/DS, SM-A715F/DSN (Global); SM-A715F/DSM (Russia)  | 
                                                        
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