Samsung Galaxy A34 5G vs Realme Narzo 70 Turbo
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A34 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy and came out 1 year and 6 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 A34 5G
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (673K versus 550K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7300 Energy
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 390 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 180 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 253 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) | 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 185 g (6.53 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Purple | Green, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~686 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 172683 | 217832 |
| GPU | 117198 | 145306 |
| Memory | 113093 | 149882 |
| UX | 147249 | 160782 |
| Total score | 550223 | 673802 |
| Samples | [54 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 37.5 °C | - |
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2302 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9809 | - |
| Video editing | 7467 | - |
| Photo editing | 18783 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11029 | - |
| Writing score | 14678 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6, 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | Realme UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 38 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:55 hr | 1:12 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:42 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:54 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:24 hr | - |
| Standby | 122 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4HAYX | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC5035 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 45 | - |
| Preview | 48 | - |
| Zoom | 76 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | 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 | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | September 2024 |
| Release date | March 2023 | September 2024 |
| Launch price | $390 | $205 |
| SAR (head) | 0.55 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.49 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 45 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

