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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-07-24 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.13 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4030mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi A3 has an overall score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Xiaomi Mi A3's body is much newer and just a little bit lighter, but just a little thicker than the Galaxy A7 (2017). Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a better screen pixels density. Xiaomi Mi A3 has a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 has just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4030mAh of battery capacity against 3600mAh. Xiaomi Mi A3 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture for better low light captures, a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution back camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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