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| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| 2017-10-10 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 614.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 MIX 2 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with an 81.2 score against 75.8. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is a a little lighter and a little thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), even though both of them were released with only a few months difference. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 also has 3 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite greater display density, a bit higher 1080 x 2160 resolution and a little bit larger screen. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot lower 12 megapixels resolution camera and a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for capturing photographs or video in low light situations, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a much bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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