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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2016-08-02 | 2016-05-17 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 has an overall score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Max's 77.5 score. Galaxy Note7's body is somewhat lighter but just a little thicker than the Xiaomi Mi Max, and they were released only a couple months apart. Samsung Galaxy Note7 features a sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a greater display pixels density.
The Xiaomi Mi Max has a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note7, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi Max also has 64 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Mi Max features a processor that is very similar to the processor in Galaxy Note7, and although the Xiaomi Mi Max has 4 more CPU cores (although they are slower), they both have 4 GB of RAM.
Xiaomi Mi Max features a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a 39 percent bigger battery size. Xiaomi Mi Max shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Mi Max also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels.
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