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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android |
| 2016-08-02 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 5.12 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note7 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, having a overall score of 79.5 against 75.9. Despite being the best phone in this review, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 is an older, just a bit thicker and just a bit heavier phone than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because although it has a bit lower pixel number in each inch in the display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2244px, it also counts with a quite larger screen.
Galaxy Note7 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note7 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy Note7, because it has a greater amount of RAM and 4 more processing cores.
The Galaxy Note7 counts with a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity instead of 3120mAh. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a little bit better camera than Galaxy Note7, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for taking photos or videos in low light environments and a tinier back camera sensor offering a worse image quality, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a same resolution camera and the same video quality.
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