Regarding the Samsung’s Galaxy, there is no doubt it is full of exquisite phones, among those phones the affordable, mid-range is Galaxy A71 5G. This phone promises to deliver a better-than-average experience — including 5G — in a package that’s not only affordable but actually likable.
Aluminum frame
Plastic rear
162.3 x 71 x 9mm
184.8g
6.7-in Super AMOLED Plus
2,400 x 1,080 FHD+
20:9 aspect ratio
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Above are the appearance details of Galaxy A71 5G.
Galaxy A line has generated over the years and in 2020 that means it has a look and feel that’s distinct from the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series. The Galaxy A71 looks a bit like a brick and feels like one too — but in a good way.
The cell phone is big, with squared-off shoulders and feet. It boldly owns the rectangular obsidian slab that it is. It’s about the same size as the Galaxy Note 20, believe it or not.
Samsung placed the screen lock button and volume toggle on the right edge of the phone. These buttons worked well. The SIM tray is tucked into the top edge, and you’ll find a USB-C port, headphone jack, and speaker grille on the bottom edge.
Excellent, simple stuff here from Samsung.
The 6.7-inch great AMOLED Plus display looks quite good. The resolution is more than enough to flesh out the content you’ll consume on the screen. Everything looked bright, sharp, and color rich. You could tone things down a little through the settings if you wish. Viewing angles are significant.
It’s not 120Hz, Quad HD beast, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s all the screen most people will ever need.
Under the glass, an optical fingerprint scanner is hidden there. I found it was easy to train, but it was a bit hit or miss when it came to unlocking the phone.
As for the configurations:
- Snapdragon 765G
- 6GB RAM
- 128GB storage
- microSD to 1TB
- 4,500mAh lithium ion
- 18W charging
- No wireless charging
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G may not possess the first-class chip aboard, yet it has the next best thing. The Snapdragon 765G is no slow and drives the phone well. We ran the common benchmarks and found it to consistently run better than about two-thirds of the catalog of devices in the databases.
Under the real situation, the phone felt snappy and fast. Not once did the phone ever feel bogged down or slow, and I saw no stuttering or lagging within apps or screen transitions. I tried several games, including Fortnite, and they all ran well, though not at the highest settings. The Snapdragon 765G is more than enough processor for this phone.
As for the aspect of battery, the 4500mAh power cell does a commendable job pushing the phone through more than a full day. Under standard use, the phone easily lasted for 1.5 days. Even on days that I cranked up brightness or played lots of games it managed to have 20% or more left in the tank at the end of the day. Screen-on time generally measured just under seven hours.
The phone supports 18W charging, which is adequate in this price range($400-599). In our tests, the phone charged to 43% in 30 minutes, 78% in 60 minutes, and took about 90 minutes to reach 100%.
Something about the camera
It’s marvelous to find that there is a quad-camera array on a such cheap phone, though I’d have preferred to see Samsung skip the macro and go with a telephoto instead. Otherwise, it’s a pretty standard setup.
The phone shoots binned-down 16MP images. You must manually select the full 64MP resolution if you want to use it. Otherwise you can shoot in several different aspect ratios, including the full 21:9 screen for that cinema-like scope. The app offers the usual sets of shooting modes, including pro, panorama, food, night, macro, super slow-mo, slow motion, and hyperlapse.
Samsung’s ultra-wide lens fires off shots at 123 degrees. There’s a little optical distortion visible in the photos, but it only adds to the ultra-wide effect. I like the drama possible with ultra-wide shots. At 12MP, the sensor does a reasonably good job. There’s a little more sharpening visible in the final results than the main camera, and the image is somewhat noisy. Last, darker regions are underexposed.
For me, there’s still confusing as to what reason the phone makers think people want macro cameras, but the A71 has one nonetheless. I found that getting the focus you want could be a bit tedious when shooting stuff such as flowers, but at least the results are colorful.
In summary:
At the current price of $444, the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G is an absolute steal. The phone offers a near-flagship experience for half the cost of devices such as the Galaxy Note 20 or S20 Plus. Samsung did a bang-up job crafting an appealing piece of hardware that covers the basics and then some. That said, we think the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is a better phone even if it’s more expensive.
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If you truly own both the A71 and the S6, then you will have known it’s a non-contest. The A71 massacres the S6 every single time not only in the camera department, but in other areas and features as well (FM radio, dedicated micro sd expansion – 2 sim slots + 1 micro sd slot = 3 slots in all), processor power and efficiency, RAM, battery capacity, screen quality and screen size, etc. In short, the S6 will really look like a 5 year old phone next to the A71.
And NO, I don’t base my comments on specs alone or someone else’s non-laboratory controlled tests like in many YouTube videos. I compare photos in CONTROLLED lab tests like in gsmarena’s photo compare tool here as well as analyze photos in review sites on my 32″ Samsung 4K UHD monitor.
See for yourself here:
https://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=5&idPhone1=9995&idPhone2=6849&idPhone3=8238
Whether you like it or not, whether you believe gsmarena’s lab tests or not, the A71’s stock camera app and the A71’s multiple cameras are miles away from the S6’s single camera in terms of features and capabilities – HDR, portrait /background blurring, night mode, ultra wide angle and macro capability, super slow motion capability, etc. And I’m not talking about 3rd party camera apps yet (Open camera, ported Gcam 7.0 app with night sight).
So there, just replace your A71 with another unit. You probably have a defective A71. If not, if you truly, honestly think your S6 is better in the camera department, just sell your A71 already and buy another S6. Stop convincing A71 owners here who are happy with their A71’s camera performance that they should not be happy with the A71 camera output just because you yourself are not.
I bought the A71 for the entire package of features it has and not just because of the camera. Besides, gsmarena’s photo compare tool and my own personal experience confirm my evaluation that the A71 has indeed, a much better camera than the S6.
You however, think and say otherwise and don’t believe standardized lab tests by gsmarena and would rather only trust your own unscientific, subjective, non lab controlled, standardized comparison. Well then, I won’t question your subjective camera evaluation. As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Majority of the A71 owners find the A71 camera output way superior to the S6 output and gsmarena’s photo compare tool confirms that.
You on the other hand, say otherwise and only believe in your evaluation. Good for you then. Enjoy your 5-year old S6 then and let A71 owners enjoy theirs. End of discussion.
A71’s camera is so much better compared to S6’s.
You are just trolling because you can’t let go of your old gadget.
Better move on since the technology used before is already outdated.
A71 is a new smartphone and Note 9 is about 2 year old phone, A71 camera is great sharp display beautiful punch hole front camera .
I am using it and recommend you to for for A71.
nice joke, man. very funny
Bad dynamic range? Blurry photos? You probably set the EV too high or used too low an ISO in dark scenes in PRO mode, you used the macro camera for portraits and landscape or used ultrawide camera for close up shots. You need to have at least some basic knowledge to use properly the multi camera setup in the A71. It’s actually easy to learn even for completely naive/ignorant users like you (unless you’re really just out here to troll and criticize without basis).
The punchhole is not annoying at all! I always forget It’s there when I’m using this device. Do not believe these butthurt people.
The “heating” problem isn’t a problem It just happens when you use fast charging which is 25W, It’s normal and it only heats when you charge it. If you don’t want fast charging and don’t want it to heat you can just turn off the fast charging.
Few days got this phone, and it’s a huge upgrade for me from my previous j5 2017 that i owned for 2 years.
Pros:
1: It’s fast. Loads apps and games without any issues.
2: 6 GB of ram is plenty, 128 GB internal memory will get you enough of everything.
3: Supercharging is quite a nice feature on here, coffee break knows to get me up by 40% charge
4: I was expecting the speaker to be lower quality, but it’s actually pretty good for it’s price, and it’s loud.
5: Should assume to have next 2 years of updates since this phone just recently came out.
6: It does feel like a premium phone to some extent, it’s not even heady to hold it.
Cons:
1: The main camera has a good quality picture, but going anything above 4x zoom loses quality. Wide camera is also okay, but it’s very noticeable difference in quality between main/wide camera.
2: The phone is a bit… huge. Not the most comfortable in the hand, and you need quite a pocket to put it in, but you get used to it over time (at least i did).
3: Fingerprints stays all around the back, gotta clean it if you want it to stay clear, i mean the back of the phone looks quite nice, but having fingerprints all over it doesn’t make it look all that beautiful.
4: Can’t drop screen resolution to save as much battery as possible.
Overall, i am not disappointed with this phone whatsoever. I made my pros/cons above to make it easier for you whether you’ll want to buy this phone or not.
Anyone making their opinions here about this phone and the issues they have with the software issues, well.. it’s software issues, not this phones’s issue.
And the guy below me saying how his 1 pixel is doing weird things when in call… Those are sensors built in the screen, so when you talk to someone, it does it’s own kind of thing, so it is completely normal.
Pros:
1: It’s fast. Loads apps and games without any issues.
2: 6 GB of ram is plenty, 128 GB internal memory will get you enough of everything.
3: Supercharging is quite a nice feature on here, coffee break knows to get me up by 40% charge
4: I was expecting the speaker to be lower quality, but it’s actually pretty good for it’s price, and it’s loud.
5: Should assume to have next 2 years of updates since this phone just recently came out.
6: It does feel like a premium phone to some extent, it’s not even heady to hold it.
Cons:
1: The main camera has a good quality picture, but going anything above 4x zoom loses quality. Wide camera is also okay, but it’s very noticeable difference in quality between main/wide camera.
2: The phone is a bit… huge. Not the most comfortable in the hand, and you need quite a pocket to put it in, but you get used to it over time (at least i did).
3: Fingerprints stays all around the back, gotta clean it if you want it to stay clear, i mean the back of the phone looks quite nice, but having fingerprints all over it doesn’t make it look all that beautiful.
4: Can’t drop screen resolution to save as much battery as possible.
Overall, i am not disappointed with this phone whatsoever. I made my pros/cons above to make it easier for you whether you’ll want to buy this phone or not.
Anyone making their opinions here about this phone and the issues they have with the software issues, well.. it’s software issues, not this phones’s issue.
And the guy below me saying how his 1 pixel is doing weird things when in call… Those are sensors built in the screen, so when you talk to someone, it does it’s own kind of thing, so it is completely normal.
yep, a71 also has better cameras better battery headphone jack and 3 years updates (oenplus onyl promises 2). Id get a71 over nord, its also cheaper in my country. 5g is not very useful, nobody has a problem with 4g. its fixing a problem that was never there anyway.
In order of preference:
A71
V19
M31s
V17
Not recommended:
Pixel 4a and Oneplus Nord as they don’t have micro sd expansion, have much smaller battery capabilities and cost more than what they offer. In addition, there’s no headphone jack on the Nord.
A LOT.
Most midrange phone reviews focus too much on camera and processor power/performance when upper midrange phones like the A71 have already more than good enough cameras for the typical Facebook/Instagram use, and more than enough processor power to power 99.9% of most midrange phone uses.
There’s too much focus on IP rating, high refresh rate screens and wireless charging, as ‘advantage’ when dedicated micro sd storage expansion, headphone jack, FM radio and IR blaster are 100% more useful to a wider range of midrange users than those other flashy ‘flagship’ features that only make the phone cost a lot more while leaving out more widely used features in the midrange segment.
If a manufacturer wants to excel in midrange phone sales, it should cater to a wider audience which has a very wide/very varied use case scenario and needs. The more extensive the available features, the better. Midrange phones therefore must have FM radio, headphone jack, dedicated micro sd slot in addition to dual SIM, IR blaster, huge battery life and varied screen options: Bigger sized screen options are paramount in midrange phones. Manufacturers can make them IPS to reduce costs of a bigger screen while maintaining 1080p resolution, while going with capacitive scanners at the sides or back and yes, even screens with no punch holes or notches and phones with plastic body rather than metal, to attract a wider range of users in the midrange segment without adding too much cost. High refresh rate screens, IP rating, wireless charging, top of the line processor power, amoled screen with underdisplay fingerprint scanner add GREATLY to the final cost of the phone, resulting to a midrange phone losing appeal (becomes too costly) or if it retains them, will result to a lot of the more nifty features mentioned above (FM radio, headphone jack, IR blaster, etc.), being sacrificed/lost to bring the cost lower to appeal to the midrange market.
Apple fan detected.. can you record how ”your” A71 freezes and lags and show me ? i’ll do the very same on my A71 to see where i’m doing it wrong ? because since now my A71 is superb, fast and is doing the job as it should, but i’m very curious, how is possible on certain group of peoples to happen all the bad things possible from ”camera fails” up to ”freezes and lags” or even ”phone restarts”. At the end sell your A71 and buy your iCrap ”art”
oh and just to add.. Samguru and Astar is same person, no needs to be discussed further
Just got this phone got rid of my huawei mate 20 pro. Had enough of what was going on with them so decided to go back to samsung and i’m glad i did. The A71 is a beast i’m shocked at it’s performance being as it only has the snapdragon 730 chip. I have tested it to the max running high intense games including emulators. i thought it would only be able to run emulators up to the gba but it can play ps and dreamcast emulators too. No slowdown or lag or anything the games are totally fluid i am not seeing and frame skip or lag. It’s just a totally stunning phone it even runs better than my mate 20 pro and samsung s8 plus and it costs a fraction of those phones. Not had any problems with the camera ether or freezing like some people are saying on here. The battery life is the phones strongest point it lasts for almost 6 hours heavy usage that is crazy. My mate 20 pro only lasted 3 hours heavy usage. The A71 is a brilliant mid range phone with amazing specs and features. The build quality is top notch too i know it’s plastic and the frame is also plastic but dont let it put you off it feels premium and really light weight. I’m getting much better wifi using the A71 for wifi hot spot for my ps4 than i did with the mate 20 pro i dont know if it’s to do with the plastic build and maybe better connection. It hasnt got wireless charge or ip rating but who cares this phone is amazing. It manages to out perform some of the flagship phones out there at a lower price. I’m so glad i switched back to samsung!
your post doesn’t make sense.. i’m A71 owner and i don’t feel sorry for my choice, is simple.. Pricing.. S10 lite even now is nearly 100$ more expensive than A71… S20 FE you say ? ?S20 FE here costs more than S10 (not lite!) it’s double the price of A71.. don’t get me wrong.. but not everyone is up for flagships.. some wants solid midrange phone, like me..
This is wrong, the S20 FE 4G is 750$ and not 500$ which makes it 450$ more than the A71
Hi everyone! Finnaly i planning to buy this phone Galaxy A71. 100 people saying 100 things please don’t listen them. don’t be confused . All over Galaxy A71 is a best phone ever better display quality, better battery capacity, not handy but use to, camera good. better sound quality..SAMSUNG lover go with GALAXY A71 enjoy.
After A72 what comes next A73 better than A 72 and so on..just get a smartphone who is suitable to your needs