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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-03-13 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 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 |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Note 7 Pro has a general score of 80.5, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. Xiaomi Note 7 Pro's construction is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it is just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Xiaomi Note 7 Pro counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Note 7 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A5 (2017) and Xiaomi Note 7 Pro count with extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater pixels density. Xiaomi Note 7 Pro has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Note 7 Pro counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot higher resolution back facing camera, a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and a lot higher (4K) video definition. The Xiaomi Note 7 Pro features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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