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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-01-15 |
| 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 | Black, Blue and Red |
| 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 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.18 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.44 |
| 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 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a overall score of 80.3 against 75.8. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 design is incredibly newer, but just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017). Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a display that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) one, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a quite worse pixel quantity in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a larger display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a superior storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has better video frame rates, a camera with lot more MP and a larger aperture to take better low-light images and videos.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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