Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-07-01 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3400mAh 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 |
| 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 8 is better than the Galaxy J7 (2017), with a overall score of 83.3 against 73.5. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has 10 version while Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a newer device, and it is also just a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than Galaxy J7 (2017).
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a quite larger display, a just a little better screen density and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2248 pixels.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and a worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy J7 (2017) features a little longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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