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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2018-10-20 | 2017-10-10 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 614.00 |
| 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 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Ion 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, having a overall score of 84.2 against 81.2. The Galaxy A7 (2018) body has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, but it's just a little bit lighter. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2018). They have 6 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 count with really similar displays, and although the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a quite inferior pixels amount in each inch in the screen, they both have a same size screen. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited situations, a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a larger sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with just a bit bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a little longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 3 percent larger battery size.
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