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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2016-03-11 | 2016-05-17 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
Galaxy S7 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Max, getting a 79.5 score against 77.5. Even though the Galaxy S7 and Xiaomi Mi Max were released only a few months apart, the Galaxy S7 body is a lot lighter but also a little thicker. The Galaxy S7 counts with a much better screen than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a lot higher pixels density.
Xiaomi Mi Max has a superior storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy S7 features a little better performance than Xiaomi Mi Max, although it has lesser cpu cores , they both have 4 GB of RAM memory.
Galaxy S7 features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a way less mega pixels back facing camera and a worse 3840x2160 video quality, it also counts with a larger aperture. Xiaomi Mi Max has a much longer battery duration than Galaxy S7, because it has a 62% more battery capacity.
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