Samsung Galaxy A71 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A21 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A71 5G
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Samsung Galaxy A21
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Samsung Galaxy A71 5G or Samsung Galaxy A21 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A71 5G | Samsung Galaxy A21 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, April 8 | 2020, April 8 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 162.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 2.97 in | 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm | 6.61 x 6.61 x 3.02 in | |
| Weight | 185 g | 6.53 oz | 193 g | 6.81 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube Sliver, Prism Cube Blue | Black | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | $ 474 | 199 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED Plus | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.7" in | 6.5" in | |
| Screen area | 108.4 cm2 | 102.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 88.3% | 79.3% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 720 x 1600 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 393 PPI | 270 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Quad | 16 MP, Quad | |
| 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, (macro) -5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) |
-16 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 88 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 90 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 87 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 13 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.8µm | 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 83 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 83 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 82 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | Android 10.0; One UI 2.0 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 980 (8 nm) | ||
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 | ||
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | 32GB 3GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 321214 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 113450 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 63606 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 61744 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 113450 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 264930 | 102874 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 800 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1922 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1128 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1764 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 616 | 193 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1784 | 975 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 740 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4039 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| 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) -5G - 5G SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A; 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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 | |
| NFC | Yes (market dependent) | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation | SAR - 1.27 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ - Fast charging 25W |
- Fast charging 15W |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A716F/DS, SM-A7156/DSN (Global) |
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