Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-12 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.01 x 2.91 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 444.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than Xiaomi Mi Note 3, getting a score of 84.2 against 75.3. Galaxy A7 (2018) is a a little heavier cellphone than Xiaomi Mi Note 3, but both are equally thin. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a CPU that is just as good as the processor in Xiaomi Mi Note 3, both of them have 6 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2018), although it has a little smaller display, a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a just a little inferior pixel quantity in each inch of screen. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi Note 3, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi Note 3, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a back camera with a lot higher resolution and a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 counts with just a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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