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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 12 |
| 2017-07-01 | -- |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 6.38 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.32 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 Xiaomi 12S Ultra is much better than the Galaxy J7 (2017), with a score of 81 against 73.5. Both phones in this comparison review include Android operating system, but the Xiaomi 12S Ultra has the older 12 version and Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra body is way thinner and a lot lighter than Galaxy J7 (2017).
Galaxy J7 (2017) has a really superior hardware performance than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a bigger display, a lot higher 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution and a greater pixel count per inch in the screen.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a way better camera than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much more megapixels camera and a much higher video quality. Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra has superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity.
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