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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-10-20 | 2021-01-18 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Daybreak purple and Nightfall black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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) has a global score of 84.2, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T's 83 general score. The Galaxy A7 (2018) design is lighter and thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, although it was released many years before. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T have similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a bit inferior count of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little larger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T counts with a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T features a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 52 percent bigger battery size. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for capturing photographs and video in low-light environments, it also counts with a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality, a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a back camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
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