Samsung Galaxy A71
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- AnonD-911631
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- 21 Dec 2020
Anonymous, 19 Dec 2020You shouldn't compare an old garbage phone with minusc... moreThe A5 2017 is FAR from garbage
With a little more ram and i can guarantee you it would rival the A71
Before 2019 the A series had quality, but after merging with the J series, it's an empty shell of what it used to be
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- qweqwe
- wYG
- 21 Dec 2020
Guys I'm torn between this and Oneplus Nord. Which one is better?
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- Anonymous
- YUU
- 20 Dec 2020
Anonymous, 19 Dec 2020More screen means the battery runs out faster on newer ... moreA original Nokia 3310 outlast even a M51 with 7000mha battery, don't waste answering trolling post.
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- Anonymous
- sxr
- 20 Dec 2020
Anonymous, 19 Dec 2020A71 is no doubt a great. Its my daily driver and I manage t... moreThe same reason why a 1980's 20" black and white CRT tv consumes less power than a 50" 4K UHD smart LCD tv.
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- Anonymous
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- 19 Dec 2020
Anonymous, 19 Dec 2020A71 is no doubt a great. Its my daily driver and I manage t... moreMore screen means the battery runs out faster on newer smartphones that could be the reason
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- Anonymous
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- 19 Dec 2020
Goran, 17 Dec 2020Just switched from A5 2017 to A71. Battery on new A71 is ga... moreWhat's the nig deal, my Granpa Nokia 108 last 1 week only single charge, so your A5 is nothing compared to my Granpa 20 dollars phone.
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- Anonymous
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- 19 Dec 2020
Goran, 17 Dec 2020Just switched from A5 2017 to A71. Battery on new A71 is ga... moreA71 is no doubt a great. Its my daily driver and I manage to have 40% remaining from 8am to 5pm daily. I use YouTube 4hrs, social media 2hrs , check emails 1.5hrs. Play some games while on break for 2hrs. To me that's reasonable. But could it be its d 6.7" dispalay screen, snapdragon 730G, Adreno 620 that consumes d 4500mah power compared to your 2017 A5
Chipset Exynos 7880 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830MP3
Battery 3000mah
Can someone explain to me why this older 2017 chipset tends to be more power efficient than 2020 chipset. Tech guys in d house ,pls help me out!
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- Anonymous
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- 19 Dec 2020
Goran, 17 Dec 2020Just switched from A5 2017 to A71. Battery on new A71 is ga... moreYou shouldn't compare an old garbage phone with minuscule 5.2" screen size and having a fraction of the processing power and capabilities of the A71. The A71 lasts more than a day even under heavy use. If it doesn't for you, you likely have a defective A71 unit. Have it replaced.
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- Anonymous
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- 19 Dec 2020
Nikoleye, 19 Dec 2020What is the maximum storage SD card I can place in A71(not 5G)?Maximum is currently 1 Terabyte although card price for 1Tb is still too high. Wait next year and it should continue to drop. I have a 512GB Lexar micro SD card in my A71. It's way much cheaper now (you can get one for USD $75 or less). 1 Tb micro sd cards still cost around USD $285.
The A71 actually supports up to 2 Tb micro sd cards although they're not yet commercially available. Be sure to encrypt your micro SD card if you plan to use one on the A71. It will protect your data (make it unreadable) should someone get hold of your phone and micro sd card. Micro SD card encryption is something China made phones can't do - all phone models from Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo. It's likely Chinese government mandated.
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- Nikoleye
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- 19 Dec 2020
What is the maximum storage SD card I can place in A71(not 5G)?
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- Anonymous
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- 18 Dec 2020
Goran, 17 Dec 2020Just switched from A5 2017 to A71. Battery on new A71 is ga... moreSame the only downside is battery life of A71 except that the phone is great my old A5 2016 in his prime managed to hold 48 hours with light usage the new one 24 hours
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- Goran
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- 17 Dec 2020
royo1e, 11 Dec 2020I can tell you about my experience. I am getting 32hrs batt... moreJust switched from A5 2017 to A71. Battery on new A71 is garbage compared to A5 2017. Old phone is 3 years old, charged hundreds of times and battery lasts better than on a new A71. I'm getting around 35-38hous from 100% to 10%. Old phone was doing 48-50h when it was new and around 35-38h after 3 years. I use all the time (it is "on"- I never switch it off) WiFi, mobile data and Bluetooth on both devices and I keep Always on display with clock. I don't want to turn anything off, why would I. What is the point of feature/new technology if it must be limited. If a phone can't last 45-50h when it is new than it is a bat product, period! So to compare old phone with 3000mAh battery is doing better than new phone with 4500mAh battery. I'm not the only one that is not happy with battery of Galaxy A71. Great phone, don't get me wrong, just battery is not up to task. It should have got a 5500-6000mAh battery if that is the only solution, but Samsung decided to go for "lighter" phone. 6000/4500=1.33 x 35-38h= 47-51h. That would be great, but it is not like that :(
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- 17 Dec 2020
Viper, 13 Dec 2020sorry to disappoint you, but you sound like spoiled rich pe... morehaha nah man! I did not go broke, I did shave spending on tech products, think of this as someone who has new hobbies and interests, so indeed I had a lower budget to spend. I still disagree with you mate. Software support does matter no doubt about that, but you need to couple a certain level of hardware to enjoy all the software features. It was something that I did not find in this phone. The phone is great don't get me wrong, but now I firmly believe and will make decisions accordingly, that a 2 or 3 years old flagship model is a better choice than a current gen mid ranger.
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- Anonymous
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- 17 Dec 2020
Anonymous, 14 Dec 2020If those are your options, just go with OnePlus. Buy good w... moreI would rather buy a 200 dollars phone & replaced it in 2 years rather than buy a 400 dollars phone & try to squeeze to 5 years, nowadays phone wouldn't last 5 years unless you willing to replaced part which cost as much as a new phone, bedsides who would want to carry a 5 years old phone nowadays.
Imagine someone still using a A5 from 2015, 16GB ROM 2Gb RAM 720p screen... lol
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Dec 2020
Primee, 15 Dec 2020Please who has gotten December security patch.? How is it ?I thought the update we got on December is only November security patch ? I already update my, so far no issue, slight improvement on the signal.
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Dec 2020
Primee, 15 Dec 2020Please who has gotten December security patch.? How is it ?I thought the latest is only November security patch ? Which i got it in December.
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- Anonymous
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- 14 Dec 2020
Anonymous, 14 Dec 2020If those are your options, just go with OnePlus. Buy good w... moreMy country will start implementing 5G in 2023, probably by 2025-2027 we will get 5G signal nationwide, buying a 5G phone in next 5 years is totally waste of money.
Even now we can only get 4G in major cities, most of the rural area still operate on 2G or 3G.
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- Anonymous
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- 14 Dec 2020
NK, 12 Dec 2020I read opinions of other users for Samsung M51 / A51, Onepl... moreIf those are your options, just go with OnePlus. Buy good wireless earphones, and you're all set for a few years.
A71 is a good phone too. Avoid all Samsung phones below A70. Especially stay away from A51. That's worth 100EUR max.
From what you've described, you should be fine with any 5 years old phone as long as it has 5G and earphone jack. No regards to performance, camera, features, display, audio, built quality, etc.
Unfortunately, most users expect more from their phones than that.
5G will be slowly adapted into phones, because it's a unnecessary cost expense for now. It makes no sense as a brand to unnecessarily charge more, when 90%+ of their customers don't have access to it, and they expect their customers to change phones by the time of widespread implementation of 5G.
In midrange phones, you'll start seeing it a lot more by mid 2021 to early 2022.
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- Anonymous
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- 14 Dec 2020
Viper, 13 Dec 2020sorry to disappoint you, but you sound like spoiled rich pe... moreI disagree. The decision comes down to things the other guy mentioned.
For you, the decision comes down to just "feeling content" knowing that your phone has the latest software update.
With minor changes, rarely improvements.
For him, and me, it comes down to what usage needs our phone fulfill in reality, and how good is it at fulfilling them.
Camera, Display/Visual experience, Sound, Features, Built quality, Performance, etc.
A phone that's superior in these things but is on Android 8, is still much better in reality than a phone that's inferior in these things, but is on Android 11.
As long as apps still support that older Android version. Even Nougat isn't outdated. And Android gives you the benefit of Custom ROMs, even if your phone is outdated.