Samsung Galaxy A71 vs A34 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A71 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730) that was released on December 12, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080 and came out 3 years and 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Weighs 20 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Delivers 81% higher peak brightness (926 against 511 nits)
  • 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (741K versus 513K)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Stereo speakers
  • The phone is 3 years and 3 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A71 and A34 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 50% Yes
Maybe, but mainly if you specifically want better display.
This is a situational upgrade. It makes the most sense if better display matters to you.
Main improvements: display, performance, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 393 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1% 84.9%
Display features - Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.2% 100%
PWM 247 Hz 253 Hz
Response time 3.8 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
511 nits
926 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) 161.3 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 76 mm (2.99 inches) 78.1 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof No IP67
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Pink Black, Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A71 and Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Max clock 2200 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 8 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Qualcomm Hexagon 688 MediaTek APU 3.0
GPU
Graphics Adreno 618 Mali-G68 MC4
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 700 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~358.4 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A71 and Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1047
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1877
2543
Compute Score (GPU)
1146
2435
Compute Score (GPU) 1146 2435
Single-core score 726 1047
Multi-core score 1877 2543
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
513272
741627
CPU 220697 299339
GPU 49131 79444
Memory 96632 125398
UX 146812 237446
Total score 513272 741627
Samples [6 tests] [31 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 238
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 639
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 10948
Video editing - 7467
Photo editing - 18941
Data manipulation - 10634
Writing score - 14594

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A71
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-02 (Cmvp)))AnTuTu 11526575
📘 2026-06-22 (Brian)AnTuTu 11513272
📘 2026-06-21 (Jim.0)AnTuTu 11520892
📘 2026-04-12 (Rama)AnTuTu 11525031
📘 2026-03-10 (Donotcare)AnTuTu 11439631
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-06 (Ano)Geekbench 6 GPU2720
📘 2026-09-06 (Anonymous)Geekbench 6 CPU1020 / 2514
📘 2026-09-04 -> PolarisDeOstianAnTuTu 11780307
📘 2026-09-04 (Polaris)AnTuTu 11780307
📘 2026-08-05 (Thomaz Tescaro)AnTuTu 11788166

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 5.0 One UI 8.0
OS size 23.8 GB 38 GB
OS updates 2 years 4 years
Security updates 4 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 35 min) Yes (49% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:22 hr 1:55 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:51 hr 07:38 hr
Watching video 12:54 hr 13:33 hr
Gaming 04:49 hr 05:31 hr
Standby 107 hr 115 hr
General battery life
21:09 hr
22:02 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung Bright S5KGW1 Sony IMX582
Sensor size 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor - Samsung S5K4HAYX
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC5035
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 45
Preview - 48
Zoom - 76
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGD1 Sony IMX258
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo 100 -
Video 119 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.3
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Active Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No Yes
LTE Cat* 12 -
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
85.2 dB
90.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2019 March 2023
Release date February 2020 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $390
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A72 - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G
SAR (head) 0.51 W/kg 0.55 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.56 W/kg 1.49 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G is definitely a better buy.

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