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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2017-04-21 | 2019-01-15 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 11.44 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, with an 81.7 score against 80.3. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S8 is older than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, it's design is just a little thinner and somewhat lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display pixels density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 counts with a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a much better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also counts with a camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution, a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and better 120 frames per second video frame rate.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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