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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-07-01 | 2016-11-01 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Note 2 has a score of 76, which is a bit better than Galaxy J7 (2017)'s score of 73.5. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is a a bit thinner and a bit lighter device than Galaxy J7 (2017), even though both were released only 8 months apart. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has the previous 6.0 Marshmallow version and Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Galaxy J7 (2017) have really similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has a bit inferior pixels amount in each inch in the screen, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger display. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy J7 (2017) captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a way worse (Full HD) video quality and a back facing camera with a way lower 13 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited environments.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has 4070mAh of battery capacity against 3600mAh.
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