Samsung Galaxy A71 (2020) vs Google Pixel 3a / Pixel 3a XL (2019)

The Samsung Galaxy A71 (2020) makes for a good, if unremarkable, Smartphone for people with a $320 budget.

The Google Pixel 3a (2019), however, is merely mediocre at its $149 asking price, when compared to similarly priced products, and won't satisfy the needs of most people.

In either case, we suggest that you first take a look at some other options at the $320 and $130 price points before committing to one of these - it's likely that you'll be able to find some better alternatives.

If you're still interested in learning more about the Samsung Galaxy A71 (2020) and Google Pixel 3a (2019), however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

The Samsung Galaxy A71 (2020) has done great in various roundups conducted by reliable and unbiased sources that do their own testing, like MakeUseOf, GadgetMatch, and slashgear.com - it earned the "Best value" title from MakeUseOf, "Ranked 2 out of 3" from GadgetMatch, and "Ranked 3 out of 6" from slashgear.com.

Returning to the Google Pixel 3a (2019) - it was really well-received by reviewers at CNET and Tom's Guide, which are among the most highly trusted sources on the internet and are known for their in-depth hands-on testing. It was named "Cheaper Pixel 3 with same great camera" by CNET and "Ranked 3 out of 10" by Tom's Guide, which points toward the Google Pixel 3a (2019) being a high-quality product.

We analyzed all of the review data that we could find on these two Smartphones. First, we examined sources that tested and scored both of these products - Tom's Guide, PCmag, Digitaltrends, Lifewire, and DXOMARK favored the Google Pixel 3a (2019) over the Samsung Galaxy A71 (2020), whereas reviewers at PhoneArena, reviews.org, and Android Central haven't shown a preference for either.

Then we took a look at which sources liked them the most - we found that the Samsung Galaxy A71 (2020) was best received by PhoneArena - it gave it a score of 9, whereas the Google Pixel 3a (2019) got its highest score of 10 from reviewers at Expert Reviews.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Google Pixel 3a (2019) managed to get 8.5 out of 10 - considerably better than the 7.5 review average of Smartphones in general - whereas the Samsung Galaxy A71 (2020) earned 7.5 points.

It should be said that doing a direct Samsung Galaxy A71 (2020) vs. Google Pixel 3a (2019) comparison might not be entirely fair due to the difference in their prices - some sources don't put much weight on value for money and thus tend to give better review scores to more expensive products.