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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-11-01 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 516.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, 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 much better than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, having an 84.2 score against 76. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a just a little heavier phone than the Xiaomi Mi Note 2, but they are 0.3inches thick. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2220 resolution, a little bit higher pixels quantity per screen inch and a quite bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have 6 GB of RAM, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a greater number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) takes much better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor shooting worse quality pictures, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a more mega-pixels camera and a bigger aperture.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 counts with improved battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 23% larger battery capacity.
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