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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-07-27 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 402 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 + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi A2 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a score of 78 against 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi A2 is a newer cellphone, and it's also a bit thinner and a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). Xiaomi Mi A2 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi A2 also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi A2 counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite bigger display, a just a bit higher pixels density and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px. The Xiaomi Mi A2 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a way less megapixels back camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture and a much better (4K) video resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 features a quite bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A7 (2017) features longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity.
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