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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, getting an 84.2 score against 75.9. The Galaxy A7 (2018) is a a bit heavier cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, but both are equally thin. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a little bit better screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2244 resolution and a bit better screen pixel density.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB and more internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a CPU that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) one, they have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores.
Galaxy A7 (2018) captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor capturing worse quality images and videos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a lot more megapixels camera and a bigger aperture.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
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