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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 430 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 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.04 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a general score of 81.4, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a way newer phone, and it is also somewhat lighter and a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a brighter screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bigger screen, a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little better pixel density.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has 3 GB more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a way better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a much more megapixels back camera, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger aperture for better low-light photography and video.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a better storage for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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