Samsung launched the LTE variant of the Galaxy A71 in Vietnam in December and it was recently unveiled in India. Recent reports have suggested that the South Korean company is working closely on a 5G variant of the smartphone. The device appeared with its SM-A7160 model number on the Wi-Fi Alliance database recently, hinting at an imminent launch. The smartphone reappeared on Bluetooth SIG confirming the Galaxy A71 5G moniker. It could very well be one of the cheapest 5G-enabled Samsung smartphones that money can buy, considering the LTE variant was introduced at Rs. 29,999 (~$417).
Now that the Bluetooth SIG listing of the Samsung Galaxy A71 5G, select market may receive it within a month or two. Unfortunately, no other details regarding the device could be gathered from the listing. However, a few basic features were spotted earlier during the Geekbench tests.
The Geekbench listing of the Galaxy A71 5G revealed that it is powered by an Exynos 980 SoC with 8GB of RAM. The device runs Android 10 out of the box with Samsung’s One UI 2.0 skin on top. The handset scored 3,078 points at the Geekbench single-core test and 7,346 points in the multi-core tests.
Samsung Galaxy A71 LTE Specifications and Features
The 4G variant of the Galaxy A71 flaunts a 6.7-inch Full-HD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED Plus display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and an in-display fingerprint scanner. The smartphone draws power from a Snapdragon 730 SoC and is paired by 8GB of RAM and 128GB of native storage, expandable up to 512GB via a microSD card.
In terms of optics, the handset flaunts a quad rear camera setup including a 64-megapixel primary sensor, coupled with a 5-megapixel macro lens, a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens, and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. On the front, the Galaxy A71 flaunts a 32-megapixel sensor for selfies, housed within the punch-hole display. The smartphone draws power from a 4,500 mAh battery, coupled with 23W fast charging.
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