Samsung Galaxy A71 Review: Is it worth it? | Reviews.org

The foundations of any great phone are four key pillars: screen, camera, battery and performance. The A71 nails the first three and earns a passing grade on the fourth.

It gets top marks for battery life and power management, consistently delivering a full day and night of use, and often pulling through until the end of a second day. It’s huge 4500mAh battery plays a role in accomplishing this, however a lower resolution screen and lower spec processor would also contribute positively as well.

The screen, though lower resolution, is still a stunner. Samsung has long been a head of the curve in display technology, and you don’t have to spend $2000 to get the benefits of this expertise. This praise may surprise some who will notice that the screen resolution is closer to 2k than 4k (as found in the Galaxy S20 series) but we urge you to put the specs list down and pick up the A71 to see for yourself. The colour and clarity of this screen is great and there’s more than enough pixels for most eyeballs to take in at arm’s length.

Everyday performance of the A71 is good, but far from great. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 processor does a great job of getting through most tasks, but expect a few speed bumps along the way. Lag is most noticeable when you first open an app, or switch back to an app using multitasking.