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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-11-01 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.69 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and Green |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super 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 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is much better than the Galaxy A7 (2017), with a global score of 83.8 against 75.8. Although the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is newer than the Galaxy A7 (2017), it is just a little thicker and heavier. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a bit sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, a just a little better screen pixel density and a little bit bigger screen.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a little better processing power than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 also has 5 GB more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features just a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 takes better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with way less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
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