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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-15 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 430 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.66 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3070mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 9 SE is a little bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a general score of 81.4 against 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a newer phone, and it's also lighter and just a bit thinner than the Galaxy A7 (2017). The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has 3 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a bit greater pixels number per inch of screen and a bit bigger screen. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a way better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bigger camera aperture, a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution. The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 3600mAh battery size instead of 3070mAh.
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