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Samsung Galaxy A71 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A71 5G

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A716B HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A716U
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - SM-A716B 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A716U 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66 - SM-A426U
5G Network 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - SM-A716B 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
  2, 5, 41, 66, 71 mmWave/Sub6 - SM-A716U 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
  2, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - SM-A426U
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch
Announced 2020, April 08 2020, September 02
Status Available. Released 2020, June 15 Available. Released 2020, November 11
Body
Dimensions 162.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm (6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 in) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
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Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Plus Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~88.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5
Chipset Exynos 980 (8 nm) Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex A55) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Mali-G76 MP5 Adreno 619
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 1080p@960fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Features HDR HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Po 4500 mAh Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 25W wired 15W wired
Misc
Colors Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube Sliver, Prism Cube Blue Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
SAR 0.69 W/kg (head)     1.11 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.53 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A716F, SM-A716F/DS, SM-A716F/DSN, SM-A7160, SM-A716B/DS, SM-A716U, SM-A716B, SM-A716U1 SM-A426B, SM-A426B/DS, SM-A4260, SM-A426U, SM-A426U1, SM-A426N
Price $ 132.60 / £ 344.00 $ 124.20 / £ 104.00 / € 289.99
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 324686 (v8)
GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 570 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -30.1 LUFS (Below average)
Battery (old) Endurance rating 144h

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