GALAXY A71: AVANÇOS DISCRETOS para se MANTER RELEVANTE | Análise / Review By TudoCelular

Samsung continues to renew its series of mid-range devices and after checking out the improvements brought by the Galaxy A51 now it's time to see everything the A71 has to offer. It is the improved version of the A70, which leaves the notch aside and adopts the hole in the screen. The hardware is more powerful. The cameras have been upgraded in number and resolution, but the screen and battery remain the same. Is the A71 a better deal than Brother A70? That's what you can see in this complete review by TudoCelular. com.

The Galaxy A70 arrived at a hefty price in Brazil and the A71 kept the tradition. At its launch, Samsung asked for R$ 2800 for the novelty. For that amount, you expect a phone with a more neat finish, but here we have the same plastic-looking glass body that Samsung calls Glastic. The quality appears to be better than the cheaper plastic models. And that's thanks to the pattern of the rear design.

The iridescent hue of the A70 is still present here, but now there is a mixture of vertical lines with holographic squares that make the design very flashy. It initially came in three color options: black, blue and silver. The cameras, which were previously grouped vertically in the upper left corner, they are now arranged in an "L" pattern, in the same style as the A series and even the Galaxy S20. In the front part the drop notch came out and the hole in the screen entered, which is bigger than in the A51 however, it is closer to the edge. The A71 is slightly smaller and thinner, even though it has kept the same screen and battery.

Samsung has always been trying to reduce the edges of its phones with each generation, which is always welcome. The biometric reader remains on the screen and has made no progress. he is still a little slow compared to common biometric solutions. In terms of connectivity, nothing has changed compared to the A70 and the same can be said of the screen - size, resolution, technology and even the level of protection it's the same Gorilla Glass 3 as before. We expected to see HDR 10 support this time, but it looks like Samsung wants to leave the technology reserved for their flagships.

The brightness level is good for an intermediary, ensuring good visibility even on the sunniest days, as long as you leave automatic brightness on. The colors are very vivid, as expected from a Super AMOLED panel, and have good calibration, especially in the natural profile. The speaker performs similarly to the A70. It is mono and does not distort when the volume is at maximum. It may be enough to watch videos on Youtube, but if you intend to listen to music it’s good to plug in a headset for a better experience.

The phone that comes with the cell phone is the same as the previous model. It is comfortable and delivers decent sound quality. The A71 is a good device for music, so it is recommended to invest in a better quality headset. Samsung replaced the Snapdragon 675 with the 730 to ensure greater performance for the A71. Despite being stronger hardware, in our speed test, it performed the same as before Which may indicate that One UI 2.0 still needs minor adjustments to take advantage of of the potential of the ensemble. This is clear especially in benchmarks, where we saw a considerable difference in scores.

In AnTuTu, it even gave 70 thousand more points for the latest model. One point that the A70 disappointed a little was in the fluidity of some games and that didn't happen with the A71. All the titles we tested ran as expected, staying on the same level as others with Snapdragon 730. Only PUBG with graphics quality below the A51. The 4500 mAh battery was maintained but as we now have more powerful hardware, it ends up lasting a little less than before.

It is a small difference and this does not impact the optimal autonomy of the A71. If you unplug your phone when you wake up, you only need to recharge it at noon the next day this in moderate use. Even if you abuse the brightness of the screen, watch many videos or play a lot, it will still pay off until the end of the day. The curious thing is that although we have the same charger as before to fill the same battery size the recharge time ended up dropping by almost 20 minutes. It seems that Samsung has optimized the software to make better use of the 25-Watt charger.

The A71 comes out of the box with Android 10 and the new version of the Samsung interface that does not bring so many changes compared to what we saw in the first generation. In addition to the improvements in navigation gestures, an interesting feature present is the Edge Screen, which is also available on the Galaxy A51. It's the same feature that's been around for years in Samsung's flagships what it does is allow and create shortcuts for applications, perform actions, access tools among others, by just sliding on the edge. You can choose what to add in these shortcuts and how far on the screen they will be. This helps a lot to have a better multitasking experience with the A71.

Other features are the same as others in the A series, such as dark theme support which reduces eye strain when using your phone at night and also helps save battery thanks to the AMOLED screen that turns off the pixels in black. The Galaxy A71 won a new camera with a macro lens to record objects more closely. The other sensors have also evolved. The main now has 64 MP resolution and the ultra-wide camera went to 12 MP. The sensor for depth measurement was maintained.

The main camera records cool photos, although it does not stand out in any specific area. There are enough details recorded, but they are compromised when the HDR kicks in to compensate for the limited dynamic range. The color balance and contrast is good, without anything too exaggerated, as well as noise control, which tries to minimize the graininess of photos without compromising details. It’s good to remember that the A71 compresses four pixels into one to ensure higher quality with 16 MP final photos. You can give that up and use all 64 MP, but you’ll have to sacrifice automatic HDR and scenario optimizer.

The truth is that artificial intelligence doesn't even make a difference here. Using the full potential of the sensor can be good for those who will crop the image and work with editing but just to publish on Instagram is not worth the sacrifice, since the photos occupy three times the space in memory. The ultra-wide lens has made a nice breakthrough, in addition to the higher resolution. The secondary camera records more details than before, has superior sharpness, HDR works better and even noise control is more accurate, even in the darkest places. Of course, at night it delivers darker photos with less detail than the main lens, but night mode is available.

The macro camera is as good as the A51 because it is the same hardware. It is capable of taking great close-up photos, as long as you keep a distance of 3 to 5 cm from the object. Less or more than that will result in blurry photos. Shooting at night with the A71 can be a little disappointing in standard mode with very dark photos. You can activate night mode that solves part of the problem.

It recovers lost details in the shadows and even in the sky, but in return, it ends up cutting the image to just 12 MP. The feature works best indoors and is really worth using. The front is the same camera that we saw on the Galaxy A51e, as expected, the quality is similar. Despite taking good pictures, we expected more from the A71 as it is a more expensive phone. There are two zoom modes and the one that brings you closer ends up cropping the image to just 8 MP.

The portrait mode works decently. Sometimes he takes some of the hair and the tips of the ears, but the separation with the background and the blur level is within the acceptable range. The A71 records videos in 4K resolution with the main, ultra-wide and front camera. The quality of the footage is very good and should not be for rivals. The highlight is the Super Steady technology, which greatly reduces shaking but is limited to Full HD resolution.

The wide-angle camera has inferior quality in the filming and the colors are more washed. The frontal one does its job, despite shaking more. The audio capture is very good. Is it worth exchanging the A70 for the A71? Both share the same build quality, screen and sound - despite the more powerful hardware, the new is not faster but at least it’s better for games. The biggest evolution is for the cameras but paying almost R$ 1000 just for that is not worth it for now.

Even more with the Galaxy S10 costing almost the same and having much more to offer. You can expect the price of the A71 to drop below R$ 2000 or look for more affordable alternatives like the Mi 9T from Xiaomi, which has similar hardware and delivers the same performance, greater autonomy and even slightly better cameras. But you will have to give up the macro camera and also the micro SD slot. If the camera is so important to you, there is the Mi Note 10 that can be found today at the same price as the A71. It has a 108 MP sensor that records more details and its battery lasts much longer than the Samsung model.

Although it also has Snapdragon 730, it ends up being slower due to the lack of MIUI optimization but this can be fixed if Xiaomi wants to. The Galaxy A71 is a good phone with an inflated price. As is typical of Samsung launches, its value will drop dramatically in the coming months so we recommend waiting. When it is around R$ 1800, then you will be making a good investment. But for the price that is now at launch, it is better to go to some older flagship of the brand, like the Galaxy S10, for example.

Anyway, we expected a greater advance from one generation to the next as a screen with HDR support, stereo speaker, higher performance and battery. But what you're going to get is just a better set of cameras. If you already have the Galaxy A70 then you can skip the A71, but if you're looking for a new device and are interested in it, it's worth waiting for a better price. And of course, we help you find the best deals! Just click on the links in the description. Take the opportunity to comment below what you thought of the evolution of the A71 in relation to the A70.

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Source : TudoCelular