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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| -- | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 + 24.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, having a score of 84.2 against 77.7. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body has the same thickness than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, but it's a little lighter. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a display that's just as good as Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite's screen, because although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels amount in each inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a processor that is very similar to the processing unit in Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 6 GB of RAM. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) and Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite feature similar cameras, because although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has a smaller sensor shooting worse quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, it also counts with a camera with much more mega pixels and a bigger camera aperture.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with just a little better battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 3350mAh battery size instead of 3300mAh.
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