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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-02-11 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 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 618 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a general score of 84.2, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Poco X2's 79.3 overall score. Although Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is older than Xiaomi Poco X2, it's body is somewhat thinner and lighter. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater screen density.
Galaxy A7 (2018)'s processor is very similar to the Xiaomi Poco X2 one, both of them have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM. The Xiaomi Poco X2 takes way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a back facing camera with way more MP, a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos and a lot better video quality.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much greater memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Poco X2, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Poco X2 features superior battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 36% greater battery size.
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