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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a global score of 77.7, which is a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is a just a little thinner and a little lighter phone than the Galaxy A7 (2017). The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit bigger display, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a bit greater screen pixel density.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has 3 GB more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite takes slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera with a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution, and they both have a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also counts with a way better (4K) video quality. The Galaxy A7 (2017) has just a bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because it has a 7 percent greater battery size.
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