Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android |
| -- | 2018-06-08 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, getting a score of 75.9 against 75.3. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE works with Android OS, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE body is a bit thinner and just a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has a larger amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a better looking screen than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2244, a bit higher screen density and a little bit bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a worse resolution back camera, and they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also counts with a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures and a much better (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3120mAh.
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