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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-07-27 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | 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 Mi A2 has a global score of 78, which is slightly better than the Galaxy J7 (2018)'s 72.5 overall score. The Xiaomi Mi A2 is a thinner and a little bit lighter phone than the Galaxy J7 (2018), even though both were only released 0 months apart. The Xiaomi Mi A2 counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi A2 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 features a better display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a much higher 1080 x 2160 resolution, a lot better display density and a little bigger screen. The Xiaomi Mi A2 features a slightly better memory to install applications and games than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy J7 (2018) counts with just a little better battery life than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3010mAh. The Xiaomi Mi A2 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking images and video in poorly lited situations and a lesser mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality and a lot higher video resolution.
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