Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Galaxy A71
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 5.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) (with Exynos 7 Octa 7885) that was released on December 19, 2017, against the Samsung Galaxy A71, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and came out 2 years after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (594 against 519 nits)
- 12% higher pixel density (441 vs 393 PPI)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.4 mm narrower
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- 91% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (513K versus 268K)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3000 mAh
- Shows 23% longer battery life (21:09 vs 17:10 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Thinner bezels – 11.6% more screen real estate
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 9
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1866 MHz
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 730
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- The phone is 2 years newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2220 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 18.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 441 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 390 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 75.5% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.2% |
| PWM | 242 Hz | 247 Hz |
| Response time | 4.6 ms | 3.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A71
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Galaxy A8 (2018)
5.6″ (18.5:9 ratio) = 12.3 in2
~36% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 149.2 mm (5.87 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 172 g (6.07 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Blue | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 14 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | No | Qualcomm Hexagon 688 |
| Graphics | Mali-G71 MP2 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU shading units | 24 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1037 MHz | 700 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~52.8 GFLOPS | ~358.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1146 |
| Single-core score | - | 726 |
| Multi-core score | - | 1877 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 112221 | 220697 |
| GPU | 23034 | 49131 |
| Memory | 56109 | 96632 |
| UX | 77436 | 146812 |
| Total score | 268800 | 513272 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [6 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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Samsung Galaxy A71
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-02 (Cmvp))) | AnTuTu 11 | 526575 |
| 📘 2026-06-22 (Brian) | AnTuTu 11 | 513272 |
| 📘 2026-06-21 (Jim.0) | AnTuTu 11 | 520892 |
| 📘 2026-04-12 (Rama) | AnTuTu 11 | 525031 |
| 📘 2026-03-10 (Donotcare) | AnTuTu 11 | 439631 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1333 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 7.1.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 9) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI 2.0 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | - | 23.8 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 3000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 1:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:38 hr | 07:51 hr |
| Watching video | 11:19 hr | 12:54 hr |
| Gaming | 04:20 hr | 04:49 hr |
| Standby | 80 hr | 107 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 16 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 16 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 16 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K2P6SX | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 5 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P8SP | Samsung S5KGD1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 100 |
| Video | - | 119 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | 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, 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Active |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 11 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2017 | December 2019 |
| Release date | January 2018 | February 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $480 | $350 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A72 |
| SAR (head) | 0.241 W/kg | 0.51 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.25 W/kg | 1.56 W/kg |
| Sensors | - 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 A71 is definitely a better buy.
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