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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2018-02-22 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 509 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2018) is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, with a score of 84.2 against 75.8. Even when Galaxy A7 (2018) and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro were released with only a couple of months difference, Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a quite greater screen density and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels.
Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. They have 8 processing cores and a 6 GB RAM.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has superior battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. Galaxy A7 (2018) has a better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a lot bigger aperture and a way higher 24 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
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