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| Global Score | |
| 82.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-17 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Metal and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 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 618 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 9T, with an 84.2 score against 82.2. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a thinner and somewhat lighter phone than Xiaomi Mi 9T, although they were only released 8 months apart. Xiaomi Mi 9T has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite bigger display and a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a CPU that is just as good as the processing unit in Xiaomi Mi 9T, they have 8 CPU cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 9T shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a much bigger sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures, a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 9T, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi 9T has improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21 percent larger battery size.
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