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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-08-02 | 2019-07-24 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | Blue, Gray and White |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 |
| 8.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 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
The Galaxy Note7 is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi A3, having a 79.5 score against 79.2. Galaxy Note7 is an a lot older phone than Xiaomi Mi A3, but it is just a little bit lighter and a little thinner anyway. The Galaxy Note7 has a better looking display than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a lot higher screen density.
Xiaomi Mi A3 has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a higher number of cores.
Xiaomi Mi A3 captures better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also counts with a much more mega pixels back facing camera and a bigger camera sensor.
Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a 15% bigger battery capacity.
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