The Galaxy A71 is the best mid-range phone in the A-series new phones this year. It appears in front of 01's search keywords almost every week. It is used as a prototype to launch a 5G version to fill the vacancy of mid-priced phones. Reasonable. The biggest difference between the 5G version of the A71 and the 4G version is that it supports 5G, the processor is different, and other functions and specifications are the same.

Those who will look at the 5G version of the A71 must be those who want to upgrade their door numbers to 5G in the near future, so let’s focus on its 5G-related functions first.

5G basic situation

1. Supported frequency bands:

5G: Sub-6/ n78 (3.5GHz), n41 (2.5GHz), support EN-DC

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There is no problem with 4G. All telecommunications 4G frequency bands have support for wiping. Plug in Chunghwa Telecom card and software monitoring. There have also been 3CA, 4CA, and 5CA (but not very stable).

In terms of 5G, the BQ3050DBT can receive 5G signals in the n78 frequency band compared to the frequency bands of Taiwan telecom operators. However, because Zhonghua and Far EasTone used the 2100MHz frequency band to provide indoor coverage in the early stage, the 5G version of the A71 will be available before the operators expand the deployment. In some rooms, the 5G signal may not be received. (For example, in the MRT)

Is this a problem? It may depend on how long your mobile phone will be used, and when the telecom industry will gradually introduce 3.5GHz to cover the room. (However this is long term work...)

2. Will it be slower due to less supported frequency bands?

This is not the case. I have tested the speed on the A71 5G and the Xperia 1 II with the most complete frequency band support in the same place, using the same 5G card. In some places, the A71 5G network speed is relatively slow, but in some places, the A71 5G is on the contrary. faster. It seems that as long as there is a 5G signal, the network speed of the A71 5G may not be slower than that of the complete models, but not all of them are faster. It mainly depends on the signal strength of the location and whether the reception is stable.

For example, in the office of 01 in Neihu, the A71 was faster than the Xperia 1 II with the same Zhonghua 5G SIM card. However, in the test at the Nangang Exhibition Hall Station of the MRT, the A71 5G was slower. In fact, each has its own speed.

3. 5G+4G dual card dual standby:

The A71 5G provides a three-choice two-card slot, which can hold two SIM cards, or one SIM card and one memory card. If you put a 5G SIM and a 4G SIM, the 5G version of the A71 can still receive the signal at the same time, and it can be dual-sim and dual-standby.

The 5G version of the Galaxy A71 comes in three colors: Ice Mineral Blue, Ice Mineral Silver, and Ice Mineral Black. The one I borrowed here is Ice Mineral Blue, which is a light color that is very comfortable in summer. It also has two colors, which is a feature of the A series.

The front is a 6.7-inch SuperAMOLED Plus screen, flat, with a narrow bezel + a punch-hole front camera, with a screen ratio of 93.2%. It is a very common design now. Since many mobile phones do this, it means that most people like it. That's the size and proportions.

The 5G A71 also supports fingerprint recognition under the screen. During the trial period, because the fingerprint is just used and the fingerprint is set, the recognition and unlocking speed is quite normal. 4G A71 users may share whether the fingerprint recognition speed is good after a long time.

Oh yes, the 5G A71 also supports Samsung Pay and adds Samsung Pay EasyCard, which I personally think is a selling point.

The side configuration can be noticed that it retains a 3.5mm headphone jack, it is more convenient to connect a general microphone for video recording, and there is also a built-in headphone as an antenna, which can be listened to without connecting to the network. Traditional FM radio.

Photo and video performance

The four lenses on the back of the 5G version of the A71 are:

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There is no optical anti-shake lens, but it supports hand-held night shooting, and EIS video anti-shake can be turned on during video recording. It also has a built-in super stable video recording function. In addition, the main camera has large pixels, which can shoot 64 million pixel mode, and then crop the part, similar to the effect of taking a zoom photo.

These built-in modes, in addition to the depth of field mode and night mode that are now necessary, are also more interesting, one-click recording, macro, food, etc., which can take photos and videos at the same time. In professional mode, you can adjust ISO (50~3200), shutter (1/6000s~10s), color temperature, manual focus...etc.

The color of the photo is bright and saturated, the flowers are red, the leaves are green, the sky is very blue, and there is no big deviation in brightness and color temperature. Life scenes such as landscape photos, food, etc. will feel quite vivid, and the speed of focusing and automatically judging whether to turn on HDR is also very fast. It's fast and reliable, and in addition to stable focus, the HDR works just fine, it should be clear, but not too dramatic. When the image quality is zoomed in to 100%, you will find that the edges have a little oil painting feeling, but it does not affect the clarity, so I think it is fine.

For scenes with good lighting, the 5G version of the A71 can get beautiful photos with almost one shot. Recently, it is very necessary to take a good mobile phone in such a high temperature.

Most of the above photos use HDR, and this one is a more obvious example. The scene in the evening is such a backlight method, but it is quite good to use HDR to shoot. It not only has the atmosphere of the evening, but also makes the brightness of the light and shade very moderate.

The 5G version of the A71 can also directly shoot 64 million pixels, and directly select the part you want to crop on the mobile phone, and put it at 100%. Good can be considered usable.

Auto, night mode, and HDR can all play a role in assisting when taking pictures at night, and the focusing speed is also good, so that the 5G version of the A71 can take photos at night just like in the daytime, and can quickly take successful photos.

These scenes are bright enough to shoot with automatic smart scenes. Even if the night mode is not turned on, the brightness, color, etc. are still quite beautiful, just like the daytime photos, which will be pleasing. When the image quality is zoomed in to 100%, it seems that the oil painting is heavier than that in the daytime, which may make the surface details less clear, but the clear ones are still distinct and will not stick together, so the text and leaves can still be seen. It may be related to the quality of the lenses used. When encountering street lights at night, the halo is not collected enough.

Night mode is very helpful in very low light and high contrast brightness.

The brightness of this scene is as shown in the screen shot, and the color and details cannot be seen clearly by the naked eye. The scene can be captured in automatic mode, and it is clearer after using night mode. The image quality in such low-light places is inevitably poor, and I am very pleased that it can still shoot distinct leaves.

The 5G version of the A71 has a strong ability to correct the brightness contrast in night shots. The green part in the lower right corner is a large light box carrying a stick, and the effect is relatively poor. This part is usually directly exposed to white (just like the screenshot). But whether the A71 is in automatic or night mode, the brightness is balanced and the adjustment is natural, and I personally give it high marks for its HDR effect.

Power test

The built-in power (4500mAh), screen size, and resolution of the 5G version of the A71 are the same as the 4G version. The only thing that affects the power is the processor, so let’s run the power again.

The same will fix the screen brightness at 50%, and use Wi-Fi to surf the Internet, watch videos, and record games to use electricity.

Judging from the power consumption of the functions, the 5G A71 cannot be regarded as a power-saving device. After the functional test, the remaining 51% is considered normal. It is not power-saving, but the general consumption should be used for a whole day. When using, pay attention to the screen brightness and kind of sleep time.

processor, game

The 5G version of the A71 is equipped with an Exynos 980 octa-core processor, an SoC with integrated 5G chips, an 8nm FinFET process, a Cortex-A77+A55 architecture, and a Mali G-76MP5 GPU. There are 8GB RAM and 128GB capacity (external memory card is available).

The borrowed machine can’t run the score, but here is the 5G version of the Galaxy A51 with the same processor (but its RAM is 6GB), you can take a look at the approximate performance level of this processor.

The ranking is not high, but it is still enough for moderate usage or moderate gamers. The speed of detecting smart scenes when taking pictures, or automatically identifying and forming tags in photo albums will not be slow.

It does not particularly emphasize game performance, but it still provides tools such as Game Center, which can give priority to performance during games, or block some settings such as notifications and false touches. Play games like racing, shooting, or Cytus with a little musical rhythm, and your reflexes don't feel stuttering.

Because there is no live video in the game center, I tried to record the live video while playing the built-in screen video, but I found that the game screen will be a little delayed when recording in this way, it seems that it may not be suitable for recording the game commentary.

The screen is beautiful, the quality of the camera can also be said to be top-notch, and the recording and social modes can be competent. Gaming performance can also meet the needs of moderate players. The power usage time of the 5G version is acceptable, I dare not say it is very long, but there will be leftovers for general work purposes, chatting, and Internet usage throughout the day.

A little more than the balance, it is still the feeling of the 5G version of the Galaxy A71 (nonsense, because the main functions have not changed).

But if it is aimed at 5G, the advantage is that it supports 5G+4G dual-card dual standby, and the network speed seems to be functioning normally, but the biggest worry is that it does not support the n1 frequency band, and the indoor 5G reception may be incomplete in the short term. Do you care.