Upper mid-range · 2020

Samsung Galaxy A71 5G

Name: Samsung Galaxy A71 5G
Brand: Samsung
Price: 200000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦200,000 to ₦344,200 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 5G Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A71's main sensor

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.7″ AMOLED · 60Hz

980 6 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 25W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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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

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Exynos 980 (8 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G76 MP5

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Exynos 980 (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

355,186

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP5

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Cortex A77 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5 · 4-year support (brand estimate)

Likely 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

4 years of updates (brand estimate)

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

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A71 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

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

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

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

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

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 — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n41, n78

Build & Design

185 g · 8.1 mm

Height

162.5 mm

Width

75.5 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

Weight

185 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

DXOMARK test scores

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

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 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Better display tech

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

60% larger battery capacity

4,500 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

355k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end 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/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 185 g vs 164 g

₦76k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

13% larger battery capacity

4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Less smooth display

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1080 × 2400 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

355k vs 623k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·New from ₦344,200·Used from ₦200,000

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

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Konga New

₦344,200

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BADILI NIGERIA

128GB

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Konga New

₦344,200

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128GB

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Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

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