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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-20 | -- |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite's general score of 77.7. Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, but it's a little bit lighter. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a CPU that is just as good as the processor in Galaxy A7 (2018), both have 6 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processor.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a screen that's very similar to the screen in Galaxy A7 (2018), because although the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a little inferior amount of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a quite better 1080 x 2280px resolution. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features a little better battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 3350mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) have really similar cameras, because although the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a lot less mega pixels back-facing camera and a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light captures and videos, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor and a way better (4K) video resolution.
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