Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-13 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a general score of 81.4, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star's general score of 73.1. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a newer cellphone, and it's also thinner and somewhat lighter than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star. Both of these phones come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system).
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a way better display than Galaxy J7 Star, because it has a little bit larger display, a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a way higher display pixel density. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a higher amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for taking images in low light environments, it also counts with a way more mega pixels back-facing camera, a much larger sensor taking much better quality photos and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a bit more storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy J7 Star counts with a little longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 3300mAh battery size.
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