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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| 2018-11-01 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.22 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Green | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 24.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, with an 84.2 score against 83.8. Even when the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) and Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 were released with only a couple months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a bit thinner and lighter. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 counts with a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite worse count of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite bigger screen. Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with just a bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a way lower 12.2 MP resolution camera in the back and a tinier camera aperture which is not good for capturing photos in low light situations, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera sensor.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, because it has a 3% greater battery size.
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