Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Galaxy A71
VS
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Galaxy A71
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20 2019 against the Samsung Galaxy A71 which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and came out 10 months after. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments (1)
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 66% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (503K versus 303K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Delivers 53% higher peak brightness (795 against 519 nits)
- 33% higher pixel density (522 vs 393 PPI)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Supports Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 15W
- Optical image stabilization
- Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71
- Shows 36% longer battery life (32:03 vs 23:31 hours)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4100 mAh
- The phone is 10-months newer
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Galaxy S10 Plus 75 Galaxy A71 64 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Galaxy S10 Plus 57 Galaxy A71 41 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Galaxy S10 Plus 69 Galaxy A71 76 Camera Photo and video recording quality Galaxy S10 Plus 75 Galaxy A71 68 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Galaxy S10 Plus 89 Galaxy A71 77 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Galaxy S10 Plus 70 Galaxy A71 62
Value for money
You can enter your local price of these phones (in USD or any other currency) and click on the "Calculate" button to see which one has a better value for money. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Price Samsung Galaxy A71 Calculate
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Galaxy S10 Plus vs Galaxy A71
Display
Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
Size | 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 20:9 |
PPI | 522 ppi | 393 ppi |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 600 nits |
HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 87.2% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - Always-On Display |
Display tests RGB color space | 96.5% | 98.2% |
PWM | 235 Hz | 247 Hz |
Response time | 4.8 ms | 3.8 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto) Galaxy S10 Plus +53% 795 nits Galaxy A71 519 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]
Design and build
Height | 157.6 mm (6.2 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
Width | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
Weight | 175 gramm (6.17 oz) | 179 gramm (6.31 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | No |
Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
Colors | Black Blue Green Red | Black Silver Blue Pink |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes in-display | Yes in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio Galaxy S10 Plus 87.5% Galaxy A71 87.2%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy A71 in the benchmarks
SoC Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 |
Max. clock | 2730 MHz | 2200 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.7 GHz: Mongoose | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
Graphics | Mali G76 MP12 | Adreno 618 |
GPU clock | 720 MHz | 500 MHz |
FLOPS | ~652 GFLOPS | ~386 GFLOPS |
Memory RAM size | 8 12 GB | 6 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage Storage size | 128 1024 GB | 128 GB |
Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Memory card max. size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Galaxy S10 Plus +30% 709 Galaxy A71 547 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Galaxy S10 Plus +46% 2523 Galaxy A71 1729 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Galaxy S10 Plus +66% 503533 Galaxy A71 303230
CPU | 130581 | 86200 |
GPU | 173493 | 90800 |
Memory | 86713 | 47735 |
UX | 111745 | 75500 |
Total score | 503533 | 303230 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance Galaxy S10 Plus +334% 3212 Galaxy A71 740
Stability | 82% | 97% |
Graphics test | 19 FPS | 4 FPS |
Graphics score | 3212 | 740 |
PCMark 3.0 score | 8716 | 8159 |
Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result
Software
Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
ROM | One UI 4.0 | One UI 4.1 |
OS size | 46.5 GB | 23.8 GB |
Battery
Specifications Capacity | 4100 mAh | 4500 mAh |
Charge power | 15 W | 25 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | Yes Qi/PMA (15 W) | No |
Reverse charging | Yes (wireless) | No |
Fast charging | Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:22 hr |
Battery life tests Web browsing | 06:58 hr | 10:32 hr |
Watching video | 12:01 hr | 14:49 hr |
Gaming | 03:39 hr | 04:45 hr |
Standby | 80 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life Galaxy S10 Plus 23:31 hr Galaxy A71 +36% 32:03 hr
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera Matrix | 12 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 9000 x 7000 |
Zoom | Optical 2x | Digital |
Flash | Dual LED | LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 30FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP) | 4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization | - 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 |
Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6" Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization | - |
Ultra-wide lens | - 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
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 - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4320 x 2432 | 6528 x 4896 |
Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 0.8 microns |
Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.65" | 1/2.8" |
Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality Galaxy S10 Plus +28% 114 Galaxy A71 89 Video quality Galaxy S10 Plus +31% 97 Galaxy A71 74 Generic camera score Galaxy S10 Plus +30% 109 Galaxy A71 84
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB PAN OPP MAP LE HSP HID HFP DIP AVRCP A2DP | PBAP/PAB PAN OPP MAP HSP HID HFP DIP AVRCP A2DP |
USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Network Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | Active |
eSIM support* | No | No |
Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
LTE Cat* | 20 | 12 |
5G support | No | No |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
FM radio | No | Yes |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test Max. loudness Galaxy S10 Plus +3% 87.8 dB Galaxy A71 85.2 dB
Other
Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
Announced | February 2019 | December 2019 |
Release date | March 2019 | February 2020 |
SAR (head) | 0.516 W/kg | 0.51 W/kg |
SAR (body) | 1.582 W/kg | 1.56 W/kg |
Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*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 Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus is definitely a better buy.
Cast your vote
So which phone would you choose? Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus 77 (71.3%) Samsung Galaxy A71 31 (28.7%) Vote Total votes:
108 Related comparisons
1. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S21 2. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 3. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S10 4. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus 5. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Samsung Galaxy A53 5G 6. Samsung Galaxy A71 and Samsung Galaxy A13 7. Samsung Galaxy A71 and Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G 8. Samsung Galaxy A71 and Samsung Galaxy A23 9. Samsung Galaxy A71 and Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus (Snapdragon)
User opinions
You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
David Veitch 30 July 2022 20:41 I've had both phones and the S10+ is the better phone. 0 Reply Name Message Send Send
source nanoreview.net
Android Samsung Wallpapers - Wallpaper Cave
Samsung Refrigerators 4 door with touch screen
Blur Phone Wallpaper 1080x2340 - 111
UnBricking TV by EEPROM Reset - SamyGO
25 amazing Italian bathroom tile designs ideas and pictures 2020
Samsung Galaxy A32 Wallpapers HD
Samsung Wave 723 Hintergrundbilder
2014 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa Design Indaba