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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.1 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi-3's overall score of 71.6. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) construction is much heavier but a bit thinner than the Xiaomi Mi-3. The Xiaomi Mi-3 has just a bit better performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
Xiaomi Mi-3 features a brighter display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi-3 also counts with a bit greater screen pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi-3, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) has improved battery performance than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi-3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a back-facing camera with a better 16 mega-pixels resolution and a larger aperture.
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