| Samsung Galaxy A71 | Samsung Galaxy S9+ | | Body |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Build | Front glass, plastic body | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Dimensions | 163.6 x 76 x 7.7 mm (6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 in) | 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) |
| | - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
| Misc |
| Colors | Prism, Crush Black, Silver, Blue, Pink | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple |
| Models | SM-A715F, SM-A715FN, SM-A715GM, SM-A715MN, SM-A7150, SM-A715W | |
| Price | | About 990 EUR |
| Comms |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes (market dependent) | Yes |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Radio | FM radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) - To be confirmed |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Sound |
| Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| Alert types | | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Launch |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, January | Available. Released 2018, March |
| Announced | 2019, December | 2018, February |
| Memory |
| Internal | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| Battery |
| Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery (13.48 Wh) |
| Charging | Fast battery charging 25W | |
| Display |
| Size | 6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.2 inches, 98.3 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density) |
| | - HDR10 compliant - 3D Touch (home button only) - Always-on display |
| Multitouch | | Yes |
| Network |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE (unspecified) | LTE |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| EDGE | | Yes |
| GPRS | | Yes |
| Features |
| ANT+ | - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - ANT+ support - Bixby natural language commands and dictation - MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document editor |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
| Browser | | HTML5 |
| Messaging | | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Platform |
| OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) | Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China |
| GPU | Adreno 618 | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA & China |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) | Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China |
| Benchmarks |
| Antutu | 265041 | 262561 |
| Main Camera |
| Quad | 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (wide), dedicated macro camera 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps | |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Selfie camera |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
| Single | 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm | |
| Features | HDR | |
| Tests |
| Camera | | Photo / Video |
| Display | | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.537 (sunlight) |
| Loudspeaker | | Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 80dB |
| Performance | | Basemark OS II: 3297 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 3354Basemark X: 42134 |
| Battery life | | Endurance rating 86h |
| Audio quality | | Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB |
| Camera |
| Video | | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Primary | | Dual: 12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) + 12MP (f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, AF), OIS, phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, LED flash |
| Features | | Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama |
| Secondary | | 8 MP (f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22 µm), autofocus, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto HDR |