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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-04-28 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 6 has a global score of 76.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi 6 is a just a little bit lighter and a bit thinner phone than Galaxy A7 (2017), even though they were released with only a few months difference. The Xiaomi Mi 6 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also counts with a quite greater pixel amount per inch of screen.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 3600mAh battery size. Xiaomi Mi 6 takes slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a way less megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger camera aperture.
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