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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-02-22 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), having a 75.8 score against 72.5. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro's body weights the same than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), but it's just a bit thinner. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a much better screen than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a lot more pixels per display inch, a way higher 1080 x 2160 resolution and a little bit larger screen.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy J7 (2018) counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy J7 (2018) also has a back-facing camera with a better 13 mega-pixels resolution and a lot bigger aperture.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has improved battery performance than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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