Samsung Galaxy A71 vs Apple iPhone 14

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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 Apple iPhone 14, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 33 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71

Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
Comes with 1221 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3279 mAh
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots
CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14

Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
3.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1344K versus 344K)
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Shows 17% longer battery life (37:21 vs 32:03 hours)
Delivers 62% higher peak brightness (842 against 519 nits)
Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
Optical image stabilization
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Samsung
Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Stereo speakers
The phone is 2-years and 9-months newer
17% higher pixel density (460 vs 393 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A71 and Apple iPhone 14 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.7 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	393 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	600 nits	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1200 nits
HDR support	No	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	87.2%	86%
Display features	- Always-On Display	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	98.2%	99.5%
PWM	247 Hz	60 Hz
Response time	3.8 ms	12 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	163.6 mm (6.44 inches)	146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width	76 mm (2.99 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	7.7 mm (0.3 inches)	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	179 g (6.31 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
Waterproof	No	IP68
Rear material	Plastic	Glass
Frame material	Plastic	Metal
Colors	Black, Silver, Blue, Pink	White, Black, Blue, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730	Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock	2200 MHz	3230 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 6)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
Lithography process	8 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 618	Apple A15 GPU
GPU shading units	256	640
GPU clock	700 MHz	1338 MHz
FLOPS	~358.4 GFLOPS	~1712.6 GFLOPS

CPU	109500	318930
GPU	67070	432848
Memory	75848	205372
UX	88913	379808
Total score	344710	1344636

Max surface temperature	37.5 °C	42.4 °C
Stability	97%	82%
Graphics test	4 FPS	56 FPS
Graphics score	740	9385

Web score	5547	-
Video editing	5841	-
Photo editing	14060	-
Data manipulation	6693	-
Writing score	8941	-

RAM size	6, 8 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	1866 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128 GB	128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	NVMe
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 512 GB	-

Operating system	Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	One UI 5.0	-
OS size	23.8 GB	12 GB

Capacity	4500 mAh	3279 mAh
Max charge power	25 W	20 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	No	No
Fast charging	Yes (50% in 35 min)	Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:22 hr	1:31 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	10:32 hr	13:45 hr
Watching video	14:49 hr	15:45 hr
Gaming	04:45 hr	05:15 hr
Standby	109 hr	122 hr

Main camera
Matrix	64 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	9000 x 7000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Digital	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (1080p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 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	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.9 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm
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)	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.2	f/1.9
Focal length	26 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	0.8 microns	-
Sensor type	ISOCELL CMOS	CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.8"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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 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 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	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Active	-
eSIM support *	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat *	12	18
5G support	No	Yes

Speakers	Mono	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	Yes	No
FM radio	Yes	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Mid-range	Flagship
Announced	December 2019	September 2022
Release date	February 2020	September 2022
SAR (head)	0.51 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.56 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger	-	Not included

Samsung Galaxy A71 vs Apple iPhone 14

Samsung Galaxy A71 vs Apple iPhone 14

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

Software

Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

Connectivity

Sound

Other

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