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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 the Xiaomi Mi 8's 83.3 global score. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Mi 8, but it's just a little bit lighter. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite inferior number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2248px.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2018). They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Xiaomi Mi 8 have similar cameras, because although the Xiaomi Mi 8 has a camera with a way lower 12 MP resolution and a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light photography and video, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit better battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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