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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2016-08-02 | 2019-01-15 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 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 | 4000mAh 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Note7, having an 80.3 score against 79.5. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7's design is a lot newer, but a little bit heavier and just a little bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Note7. The Galaxy Note7 has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a higher pixel quantity in each screen inch.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has more cpu cores.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for shooting photos or videos in low light environments, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also counts with a way better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera, a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality photographs and higher 120 frames per second video frame rates.
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