Samsung Galaxy A71 vs Galaxy A03
55
out of 100
VS
49
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A71 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730) that was released on December 12, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A03, which is powered by Unisoc T606 and came out 24 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71
- 67% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (344K versus 206K)
- 46% higher pixel density (393 vs 270 PPI)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Fingerprint scanner
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 730
- Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (519 against 422 nits)
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor''s PLS TFT)
- Supports higher wattage charging (25W versus 15W)
- Thinner bezels – 5.4% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A03
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- The phone is 2-years newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.2% | 81.8% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 96% |
| PWM | 247 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 3.8 ms | 45 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1641:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink | Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 | Unisoc T606 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G57 MP1 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 650 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~358.4 GFLOPS | ~83.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 109500 | 75655 |
| GPU | 67070 | 25987 |
| Memory | 75848 | 49741 |
| UX | 88913 | 54622 |
| Total score | 344710 | 206902 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 37.5 °C | 43.2 °C |
| Stability | 97% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 740 | 407 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5547 | 5985 |
| Video editing | 5841 | 3936 |
| Photo editing | 14060 | 13761 |
| Data manipulation | 6693 | 5461 |
| Writing score | 8941 | 8396 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 3, 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 32, 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI Core 5.0 |
| OS size | 23.8 GB | 13.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 35 min) | Yes (20% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:22 hr | 3:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:32 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:49 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:45 hr | - |
| Standby | 109 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (48 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Samsung Bright S5KGW1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
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| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- |
| Depth lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 2560 x 1960 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | Micro USB |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Active | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 12 | 4 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | December 2019 | November 2021 |
| Release date | February 2020 | January 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.51 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.56 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 0 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A71 is definitely a better buy.
