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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-10-20 | 2019-06-17 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Metal and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 9T's general score of 82.2. The Galaxy A7 (2018) construction is somewhat thinner and lighter than the Xiaomi Mi 9T, even though they were released only 8 months apart. The Xiaomi Mi 9T features a processor that is very similar to Galaxy A7 (2018)'s CPU, they have a Octa-Core CPU and 6 GB of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a just a little lower screen density, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9T, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs in low light environments, it also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels, a much bigger sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality and a much higher (4K) video quality.
Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with better battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21% greater battery size.
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