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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 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 HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 has a score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's global score of 76.6. The Galaxy S7 is an a lot older device than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, but Samsung managed to make it thinner and a lot lighter anyway. The Galaxy S7 features a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and more pixels per screen inch.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a better memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows 72 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S7, because it has a 5020mAh battery size. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low light images, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also counts with a bigger sensor and a camera in the back with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy S7 is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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