Upper mid-range · 2019

Samsung Galaxy A71

Name: Samsung Galaxy A71
Brand: Samsung
Price: 230000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦130,000 to ₦230,000 · 8 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 5G

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), AMOLED screen

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.7″ AMOLED · 60Hz

730 6 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 25W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A71 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

515 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 618

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

355,186

v10

GeekBench

1,733

Graphics test

GFXBench 15 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 618

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Kryo 470 2.2 GHz + 6x Kryo 470 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 · 3-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung Bright S5KGW1, 1/1.72", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 25 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

102:00h

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

Audio

Average (-29.0 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Average (-29.0 LUFS)

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

179 g · 7.7 mm

Height

163.6 mm

Width

76.0 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

Weight

179 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Selfie

107 / 200

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 11

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen

45% larger battery capacity

4,500 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

355k vs 816k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

45% larger battery capacity

25 W vs 15 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 5.8″ screen

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 179 g vs 150 g

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Where to buy

8 sellers·Used from ₦130,000

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Jiji Used

₦144,999

Legendary Gadgets-W

4.6 yrs · 451 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦145,000

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De Daveth Enterprises

1.8 yrs · 31 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦149,000

Legacy Gadgets Store

4.0 yrs · 61 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

Fair for used

Collins Nwenyi Wholesales

7.4 yrs · 475 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

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DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦230,000

LINKS GADGETS

10.2 yrs · 46 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦130,000

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Ahiamadu Precious

8.8 yrs · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦135,000

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Joy c tech gadgets

6.7 yrs · 4 feedback · 128GB

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