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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-03-06 | 2017-06-20 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T880 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.02 |
| 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, having an 83.2 score against 76.1. Xiaomi Mi 9's body is newer, just a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Max. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy J7 Max, because it has a bit larger screen, a little higher pixels density and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a lot better camera than Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for capturing photos or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a camera with a lot higher resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 Max, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy J7 Max's battery performance is just as good as Xiaomi Mi 9's battery performance.
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