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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-21 | 2019-01-15 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is just a bit better than Galaxy A12, with an 80.3 score against 80.3. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7's design is just a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy A12, despite of the fact that it was released 2 years before. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher amount of pixels per display inch and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Galaxy A12 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a much better camera than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a same resolution back-facing camera and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has better video frame rate and a bigger aperture.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 counts with a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A12, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 256 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A12 has better battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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