Samsung Galaxy A73 5G vs Galaxy A71

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A73 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on March 17, 2022, against the Samsung Galaxy A71, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and came out 2 years and 3 months before. 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 A73 5G
  • Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (737K versus 513K)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • The phone is 2 years and 3 months newer
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Galaxy A71 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 70% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy A71 to Samsung Galaxy A73 5G makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: display, camera, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 393 ppi 393 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 800 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 87% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.2%
PWM - 247 Hz
Response time - 3.8 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
511 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) 163.6 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 76 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Waterproof IP67 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Green Black, Silver, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Samsung Galaxy A71
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Qualcomm Hexagon 688
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Adreno 618
GPU shading units 512 256
GPU clock 550 MHz 700 MHz
FLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS ~358.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Samsung Galaxy A71
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1016
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2829
1877
Compute Score (GPU)
2149
1146
Compute Score (GPU) 2149 1146
Single-core score 1016 726
Multi-core score 2829 1877
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
737242
513272
CPU 313621 220697
GPU 99691 49131
Memory 124102 96632
UX 199828 146812
Total score 737242 513272
Samples [9 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 223 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 4 FPS -
Graphics score 686 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10894 -
Video editing 7273 -
Photo editing 26058 -
Data manipulation 9082 -
Writing score 14693 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12851236
📘 2026-09-10 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12822536
📘 2026-07-18 -> juguilon54AnTuTu 11721991
📘 2026-07-17 (juguilon54)AnTuTu 11721991
📘 2026-06-19 -> FatihGeekbench 6 GPU2451
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

Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM One UI 8 One UI 5.0
OS size 36.9 GB 23.8 GB
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 5 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (45% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 35 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 1:22 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:51 hr
Watching video - 12:54 hr
Gaming - 04:49 hr
Standby - 107 hr
General battery life
21:09 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 9000 x 7000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HM6 Samsung Bright S5KGW1
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 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 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization No Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples - Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 Samsung S5KGD1
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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 5
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Active
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 12
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio - Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2022 December 2019
Release date April 2022 February 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $465 $350
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy A72
SAR (head) - 0.51 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.56 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity 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 A73 5G is definitely a better buy.

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