The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G is a smartphone designed for users who love the Samsung Galaxy A71 but need a smartphone that fits in the current 5G trend. In summary, you have got one of Samsung’s best mid-range smartphones with 5G support.
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Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Key Specs & Features
- 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus Display, 1080 x 2400 pixels, (393 PPI)
- Android 10; One UI 2
- Octa-core Exynos 980 (8 nm)
- 6GB / 8GB RAM
- 128GB inbuilt storage expandable via SDcard
- 64MP + 12MP + 5MP + 5MP Rear Camera
- 32MP Front Camera
- Fingerprint (Under Display)
- 25W Fast Charging
- 4500 mAh Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Design and Display
As far as design is concerned, you are dealing with the same setup and chassis build, which sums up the fact that you have a chassis design that is a replica of that of the standard Samsung Galaxy A71.
However, telling them apart won’t be much of a chore thanks to the dual-tone color pattern on the rear and also the slightly different color variants.
Its rear panel is home to a quad-camera system housed on a square box in the same manner we saw on the Samsung Galaxy A51. You also have the Samsung Moniker branding, which indicates its a Samsung smartphone.
Whichever variant you purchase, you are going to have a color shift featuring a dark and light tone of the color you chose. speaking on color variants, this Android phone comes in Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube Sliver and Prism Cube Blue.
Upfront you have got a 6.7-inch AMOLED plus display which houses a punch-hole camera in the middle. This display has a screen resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a screen density of 393 PPI.
The Cameras
The cameras are exactly the same as what we had on the Samsung Galaxy A71. It same quad-camera setup on the rear and the same single selfie camera up-front.
The quad-camera setup on the rear is home to a 48MP primary camera, a 12MP ultrawide camera, a 5MP macro camera and a 5MP depth camera. This setup is capable of shooting 4k videos at 30fps, 1080p videos up to 960fps for slow-mo.
Selfies are manned by a single 32MP camera which is capable of shooting 1080p videos at 30fps.
Hardware and Software
Samsung made a shift from featuring a Snapdragon 730 processor to featuring an Exynos 980 processor, which is also a mid-range processor.
Other features powering this smartphone include a Mali-G76 MP5 graphics processing unit, 6GB / 8GB RAM, 128GB of internal storage and a non-removable 4500mAh Li-Po battery.
On the software side, it runs One U1 2 interface on top of the Android 10.0 operating system.
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Connectivity
The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G features a 3.5mm headphone jack, a USB Type-C port, Bluetooth 5.0, Dual-band Wi-Fi and NFC.
Being a 5G phone that it is, users get to stream, upload and download at 5G speeds, provided they are in an area with 5G reception.
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Price And Availability
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G price starts around $585, which is about 220,200 Naira, 63,540 Kenyan Shillings and 3,504 Ghana Cedi.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G was announced on April 8 2020 and is expected to go on sale later in April.
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Specs
Here are a few specs of the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G:
General Features
- Platform: Android 10.0; One UI 2
- Processor: Octa-core Exynos 980 (2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 & 6×1.8 GHz Cortex A55)
- GPU: Mali-G76 MP5
- Memory: 6GB / 8GB RAM
- Colours: Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube Sliver, Prism Cube Blue
- Dimension: 162.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
- Weight: 185 g
- SIM Type: Nano-SIM
- SIM Count: Dual
Display
- Display: 6.7 inches Super AMOLED Plus Display 1080 x 2400 pixels, (393 ppi density)
- Screen Protection: Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Foldable Display: No
Camera
- Rear Camera: 64 MP (wide) f/1.8 + 12 MP (ultrawide) f/2.2 + 5 MP (Macro) f/2.4 + 5 MP (Depth) f/2.2 Quad Camera,
- Rear Camera Features: LED flash, PDAF, panorama, HDR, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 1080p@960fps
- Front Camera: 32 MP Camera, f/2.2, HDR, 1080p@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 128GB
- Memory Card Support: Yes (microSDXC)
- Bundled Cloud Storage: Yes
Network Support
- 2G GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100
- 5G: SA/NSA
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: –
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
- 5G: Yes
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
- NFC: Yes, (Market Dependent)
- Infrared Blaster: No
- USB Port: Yes, USB 2.0, USB Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector, USB On-The-Go
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: –
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: Yes
- Video Player: Yes
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: –
- Barometer: No
- SpO2: No
- Pedometer: No
- Heart Rate Monitor: No
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes (Under Display, Optical)
- Iris Scanner: No
- Face Unlock: –
- Stylus Pen: No
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: Yes
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: –
- Wireless Charging: No
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: No
- Dust Resistant: No
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: Non-Removable Li-Po 4500 mAh Battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Yes (25W Capacity)