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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-01-11 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is much better than Galaxy A7, getting a general score of 83.3 against 75.4. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has 10 version and Galaxy A7 has Android 4.4.4. Xiaomi Mi 8's construction is notably newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than Galaxy A7.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A7 features a little bit better display than Xiaomi Mi 8, although it has a quite smaller display, a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a just a bit inferior pixel amount in each screen inch.
Xiaomi Mi 8 captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy A7, because although it has a camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video definition. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A7, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has a 3400mAh battery size.
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