Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-07 | 2019-07-24 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Blue, Gray and White |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi A3, with an 80.4 score against 79.2. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is an way older device than Xiaomi Mi A3, but Samsung could make it a bit lighter and just a little thinner. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A3. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with much more memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has more internal memory.
Xiaomi Mi A3 features greater battery duration than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 4030mAh battery size against 3200mAh. Xiaomi Mi A3 has a superior camera than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for shooting images or video in low-light environments, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also counts with a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much more MP back camera.
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