Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.3 | -- |
| 2014-07-22 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.48 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.26 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 329.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Qualcomm Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than Xiaomi Mi 4, with an 84.2 score against 75.2. Although the Galaxy A7 (2018) is heavier than Xiaomi Mi 4, it's thinner and also a lot newer. Xiaomi Mi 4 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Mi 4 has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 4, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a back camera with a lot better 24 megapixels resolution, a bigger camera aperture and a larger sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a very superior storage for apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 4, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 4, because it has a 3300mAh battery size.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.