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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-10-04 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2712 x 1220 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 444 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 8100 MT6895Z (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G610 MC6 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.6 inches (1/1.67") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi 12T's 75.5 overall score. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is notably older than the Xiaomi 12T, it's body is a little bit thinner and just a little lighter. Galaxy A7 (2017) has a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi 12T, although it has a bit smaller screen, a little lower screen pixels density and a lot lower 1080 x 1920 resolution.
Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi 12T, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. The Xiaomi 12T features a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi 12T has a very superior battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 39 percent larger battery size. Xiaomi 12T counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a much better 108 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a bigger camera aperture.
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