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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-07-24 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.13 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi A3, having a score of 79.5 against 79.2. Although Samsung Galaxy Note7 is a lot older than Xiaomi Mi A3, it's construction is just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner. The Galaxy Note7 features a better display than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a lot more pixels per display inch.
Xiaomi Mi A3 has a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Note7, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has more cpu cores (although they are slower). The Xiaomi Mi A3 has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note7, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also counts with a bigger sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures and a back camera with a lot better resolution.
Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with just a little better battery performance than Galaxy Note7, because it has a 4030mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
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