Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) vs Samsung Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 vs Samsung Galaxy A71 5G devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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1.2"
AMOLED
AMOLED
360x360
N/A
768MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
247
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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6.7"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400
64
MP
MP
32mp
8GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
4500
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Samsung Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS)
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7 Advantages 
27 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| Aluminum body, glass front / Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back |
| Super AMOLED / Super AMOLED Plus |
| 16 million |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +5 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| Model | Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) |
| Other model names | Galaxy Watch Active2 SM-R830 (Bluetooth+WiFi Aluminium) | Galaxy A71 5G SM-A716B/Dual-SIM |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | (Global, International) |
| Brand | Samsung | Samsung |
| Release date | 9/1/2019 | 6/15/2020, Announced: 4/8/2020 |
| Depth | 10.9 millimeters (0.43 inches) | 8.1 millimeters (0.32 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 40 x 40 millimeters (1.57 x 1.57 in) | 75.5 x 162.5 millimeters (2.97 x 6.4 in) |
| Weight | 26 grams (.91 ounces) | 185 grams (6.48 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum body, glass front | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back |
| Protection against water and others | 5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof. MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant. | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| Screen size | 1.2" inches | 6.7" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~29% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~88.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x360 pixels (1:1) | 1080x2400 pixels (20:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 424 PPI | 393 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass DX+ | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | Not supported | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| System version | Tizen 4.0 | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 13 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | One UI 2.0 / 3.1 / 4.1 / 5.0 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 9 Dual 9110 (10nm) | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 980 (8nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.15GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 2x 2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A77 (Dual-core) 6x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A55 (Hexa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-T720 MP1 | ARM Mali-G76 MP5 (728MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| RAM memory | 768MB LPDDR3 | 8GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 4GB (1.39GB available) eMMC | 128GB (106GB available) UFS 2.1 |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | Not supported | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | feature not registered | 2000/200 Mbps |
| Network technology | feature not registered | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat16 (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28) TD-LTE (34, 38, 39, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | SA/NSA (41, 78) |
| Primary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat16 (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28) TD-LTE (34, 38, 39, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | (quad camera) 64 megapixels 12MP ultrawide f/2.212mm 5MP macro f/2.425mm1/5"1.12µm 5MP depth f/2.2 |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 10120x6328 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/1.72" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.8µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 4K@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@240/960fps (slow motion) |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 32 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.8" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.8µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| USB | Not supported | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | Not supported | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 + A2DP/LE | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Heart rate Pedometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (under display) Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 247 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 25W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Qi wireless charging | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 43 hours (1.8 days) | feature not registered |
| Standby | feature not registered | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | Not supported | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Silver, Pink Gold • Bands: 20mm • Always-on display • Samsung Pay | • Colors: Prism Cube Black, Sliver, Blue |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 40mm SM-R830) | Galaxy A71 5G (SM-A716B/DS) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.08W/kg (head), 0.11W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.041W/kg (head), 0.101W/kg (body) | 1.24W/kg (head), 1.53W/kg (body) |