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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2021-05-27 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.02 |
| 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S7 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, having a 79.5 score against 76.7. Although the Galaxy S7 is extremely older than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, it's body is just a little thinner and incredibly lighter. Galaxy S7 features a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better display pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has 4 more CPU cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a better storage for games and applications than Galaxy S7, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that admits 72 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 captures much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a larger sensor shooting better quality photos and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
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