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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-03-03 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 218.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A7 (2017) is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5c, getting a score of 75.8 against 72.4. Galaxy A7 (2017)'s body is a bit thicker and notably heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 5c. Xiaomi Mi 5c has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). Both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Xiaomi Mi 5c features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Xiaomi Mi 5c also counts with a just a little better display pixel density. Galaxy A7 (2017)'s camera is very similar to Xiaomi Mi 5c's camera, and although the Galaxy A7 (2017) has a camera with much more megapixels and a larger aperture, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Galaxy A7 (2017) has superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
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