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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2021-12-28 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi 12's general score of 78.8. Although Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is extremely older than Xiaomi 12, it's construction is a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter. Xiaomi 12 has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a bit larger display, a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little higher count of pixels in each inch of display.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much powerful processing unit than Xiaomi 12, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi 12 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much higher video resolution, a lot larger camera sensor shooting much higher quality pictures and a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi 12, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi 12 counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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