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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-29 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 345.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a score of 84.2, which is better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s's overall score of 76.4. Although Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is somewhat heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, it's just a little thinner and a lot newer. Xiaomi Mi 5s features a bit sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 4 more processing cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features much more memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor giving a worse image quality, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a much more mega pixels camera in the back and a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and videos.
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