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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-11-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 516.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is slightly better than Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a general score of 76 against 75.8. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is a lighter and just a little thinner phone than Galaxy A7 (2017), even when both were only released with a couple of months difference. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a display that's just as good as the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 one, both of them have a screen of the same size, the same resolution of 1080 x 1920px and the same display pixel density.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has 4 less CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 counts with a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4070mAh of battery capacity against 3600mAh. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a lot worse video definition and a much lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and videos.
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