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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-10-10 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 614.00 |
| 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 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with an 81.2 score against 75.8. Although the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) were released with only 9 months difference, the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is just a bit lighter and a bit thinner. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite greater count of pixels per inch in the screen, a slightly better 1080 x 2160 resolution and a quite bigger screen.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 features a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has just a little better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a way lower resolution back facing camera and a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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