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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2017-04-28 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 6 has an overall score of 76.5, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)'s 73.5 overall score. Although the Xiaomi Mi 6 and Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) were only released with a couple months difference, the Xiaomi Mi 6 is just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter. Xiaomi Mi 6 features a brighter screen than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also counts with a little bit higher number of pixels per inch in the display.
Xiaomi Mi 6 features a little faster CPU than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has 3 GB more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 6 shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking photos and videos in poorly lited environments and a lower 12 MP resolution camera, it also counts with a lot better video resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 6 features a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy J7 (2017) has a little longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 7% more battery capacity.
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