Apple iPhone 16 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A71
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Plus Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A18, vs Samsung Galaxy A71, Manufactured in February, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 730. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Plus
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 4674mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A71
- Lighter design: 179g vs 199g
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1290x2796 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | 98.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 256 Hz | 247 Hz |
| Response time | 4 ms | 3.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.9 mm (6.33 in) | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) | 76 mm (2.99 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Pink |
- Black - Silver - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Qualcomm Hexagon 688 |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 618 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 700 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 358.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3256 | 690 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8096 | 1826 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 28158 | n/a |
| CPU | 417158 | 130125 |
| GPU | 694070 | 70365 |
| Memory | 177712 | 65296 |
| UX | 333173 | 93626 |
| NanoReview Score | 1622118 | 360125 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 37.5 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 97 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 4 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 740 |
| Writing score | n/a | 8417 |
| Web score | n/a | 5183 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5492 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 6022 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 7257 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 23.8 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4674 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:39 h | 1:22 h |
| Web Browsing | 15:57 h | 07:51 h |
| Video Playback | 21:26 h | 12:54 h |
| Games | 07:34 h | 04:49 h |
| Standby Mode | 148 h | 107 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 9000x7000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Samsung S5KGD1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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 |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Active |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 12 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | December, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | February, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 899 | 350 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Plus:
In the USA, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model has 1 physical slot + eSIM. In China, a model with only two physical SIM cards is available.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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