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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-05 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 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 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8, getting an 84.2 score against 83.3. Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body has the same thickness than Xiaomi Mi 8, but it is a bit lighter. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite inferior pixels quantity per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2248px and a little bigger display.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018). They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s camera is very similar to Xiaomi Mi 8's camera, because although the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a tinier sensor offering a worse image quality, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better photography in low light environments and a back-facing camera with way more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit more storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity.
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