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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-19 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.94 x 3.44 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 350 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) has an overall score of 84.2, which is much better than Xiaomi Mi Max 3's 74.9 overall score. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a incredibly lighter and just a little thinner device than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, even when both of them were released only 3 months apart. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixel amount in each screen inch and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a higher amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) shoots clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, because although it has a smaller camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a bigger aperture.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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