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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | -- |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 Mi 8 Lite is just a bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a 77.7 score against 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite body is just a bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the Galaxy A7 (2017). The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit bigger screen, a quite better 1080 x 2280 resolution and a bit higher display pixels density. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back camera with lot less mega-pixels, and they both have a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also counts with a much better (4K) video quality.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a little better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 3350mAh.
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