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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 is a little bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), with an 83.2 score against 75.8. Xiaomi Mi 9 is a extremely newer phone, and it's also just a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Galaxy A7 (2017). The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit larger screen, a little bit greater pixel count per inch in the screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 9 percent bigger battery size. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a way better 3840x2160 video quality, a way better 48 megapixels resolution camera in the back and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and video.
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