Samsung Galaxy A71 vs OnePlus 11
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 OnePlus 11, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 37 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
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 26 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 11
- Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
- 4.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1490K versus 344K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Delivers 49% higher peak brightness (772 against 519 nits)
- 34% higher pixel density (525 vs 393 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- The phone is 3-years and 1-month newer
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3216 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20.1:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 525 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.2% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 247 Hz | 361 Hz |
| Response time | 3.8 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.53 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 618 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 2560 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~358.4 GFLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 109500 | 359059 |
| GPU | 67070 | 600633 |
| Memory | 75848 | 257511 |
| UX | 88913 | 266574 |
| Total score | 344710 | 1490204 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 37.5 °C | 48.1 °C |
| Stability | 97% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 75 FPS |
| Graphics score | 740 | 12679 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5547 | - |
| Video editing | 5841 | - |
| Photo editing | 14060 | - |
| Data manipulation | 6693 | - |
| Writing score | 8941 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8, 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.0 | OxygenOS 13 |
| OS size | 23.8 GB | 37 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 35 min) | Yes (50% in 8 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:22 hr | 0:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:32 hr | 11:04 hr |
| Watching video | 14:49 hr | 16:41 hr |
| Gaming | 04:45 hr | 06:02 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 97 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 115° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 32 MP + 48 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 |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX890 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 32 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 48 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.74", Sony IMX709 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX581 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Depth lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark | Photo samples of OnePlus 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/3.1" |
| 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 7 (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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Active | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 12 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2019 | January 2023 |
| Release date | February 2020 | January 2023 |
| SAR (head) | 0.51 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.56 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 11:
- The 128GB version features UFS 3.1 storage, while the other configurations utilize UFS 4.0 storage.
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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 OnePlus 11 is definitely a better buy.