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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2018-07-13 | 2019-01-15 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and Red |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 409 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is better than Galaxy J7 (2018), having a score of 80.3 against 72.5. Although Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Galaxy J7 (2018) were released with only 6 months difference, Xiaomi Redmi Note 7's body is just a little bit heavier but also just a little bit thinner than Galaxy J7 (2018).
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has 2 GB more RAM. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a better screen than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a little larger display, a way better screen pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 takes way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for low light photography and video, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also counts with a way more mega-pixels back camera, better video frame rate and a way bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has an external memory card slot that supports 144 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has better battery duration than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a 21% greater battery size.
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