Samsung Galaxy A71 vs A33 5G
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A71 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730) that was released on December 12, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1280 and came out 27 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (477K versus 340K)
- Delivers 40% higher peak brightness (722 against 515 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- Optical image stabilization
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 2-years and 3-months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
Size | 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
PPI | 393 ppi | 411 ppi |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 500 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1000 nits |
HDR support | No | No |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
Screen-to-body ratio | 87.2% | 83.7% |
Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 |
RGB color space | 98.2% | 98.3% |
PWM | 247 Hz | 366 Hz |
Response time | 3.8 ms | 1 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 159.7 mm (6.29 inches) |
Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 74 mm (2.91 inches) |
Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
Waterproof | No | IP67 |
Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink | White, Black, Blue, Yellow |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 | Samsung Exynos 1280 |
Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 618 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
GPU shading units | 256 | - |
GPU clock | 700 MHz | 1000 MHz |
FLOPS | ~358.4 GFLOPS | ~487 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU | 109500 | 143324 |
GPU | 67070 | 127938 |
Memory | 75848 | 86144 |
UX | 88913 | 121019 |
Total score | 340233 | 477008 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature | 37.5 °C | 39.8 °C |
Stability | 97% | 98% |
Graphics test | 4 FPS | 13 FPS |
Graphics score | 740 | 2257 |
PCMark 3.0
Web score | 5547 | 8450 |
Video editing | 5841 | 7101 |
Photo editing | 14060 | 21208 |
Data manipulation | 6693 | 8557 |
Writing score | 8941 | 14268 |
Memory
RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory clock | 1866 MHz | - |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
ROM | One UI 5.0 | One UI 5.1 |
OS size | 23.8 GB | 26 GB |
Battery
Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
Max charge power | 25 W | 25 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | No | No |
Reverse charging | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes (50% in 35 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 1:22 hr | 1:15 hr |
Web browsing | 10:32 hr | 10:17 hr |
Watching video | 14:49 hr | 15:03 hr |
Gaming | 04:45 hr | 05:45 hr |
Standby | 109 hr | 105 hr |
General battery life
Camera
Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8000 x 6000 |
Zoom | Digital | Digital |
Flash | LED | LED |
Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 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 |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Sony IMX355 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
Depth lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A33 5G from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4160 x 3120 |
Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
Focal length | 26 mm | - |
Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, 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 | 2 | 2 |
USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Active | Standby |
eSIM support* | No | No |
Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
LTE Cat* | 12 | 18 |
5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
FM radio | Yes | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
Announced | December 2019 | March 2022 |
Release date | February 2020 | April 2022 |
SAR (head) | 0.51 W/kg | - |
SAR (body) | 1.56 W/kg | - |
Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*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 A33 5G is definitely a better buy.
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