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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2018-10-20 | 2018-07-27 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 402 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 + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi A2, having a general score of 84.2 against 78. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a just a little bit thicker cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi A2, but both have equal weights. Xiaomi Mi A2's processing unit is very similar to Galaxy A7 (2018)'s CPU, they have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Mi A2 counts with a screen that is just as good as the screen in Galaxy A7 (2018), and although the Xiaomi Mi A2 has a little worse display pixels density and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px, they both have a display of the same size. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has a 3300mAh battery size against 3010mAh. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) takes just a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and pictures, a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography.
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