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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-03-13 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Note 7 Pro is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a score of 80.5 against 75.8. Xiaomi Note 7 Pro is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Xiaomi Note 7 Pro and Galaxy A5 (2017) count with similar screens, because although the Xiaomi Note 7 Pro has a just a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a larger display and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Xiaomi Note 7 Pro has a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Note 7 Pro also has 3 GB more RAM. The Xiaomi Note 7 Pro features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much higher video definition, a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and a bigger aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited environments.
Xiaomi Note 7 Pro counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Note 7 Pro features better battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33% bigger battery size.
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