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Samsung Galaxy A7
Dual SIMSM-A700YD
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2015-01-11 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.94 x 3.00 x 0.25 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 360.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 11 |
| 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 | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a general score of 76.6, which is a bit better than Galaxy A7's general score of 75.4. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has 10 version and Galaxy A7 has Android 4.4.4. Although Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is newer than Galaxy A7, it's incredibly heavier and notably thicker.
The Galaxy A7 counts with a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A7 also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64 bits CPU. Samsung Galaxy A7 counts with a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels in each display inch.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A7, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 128 GB and 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity against 2600mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it a no doubt choice.
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