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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| 2019-01-15 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.44 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, getting a global score of 84.2 against 80.3. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) construction is a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, even though both were released only a couple of months apart.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little faster processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A7 (2018) features a display that's very similar to the display in Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2220px resolution, it also counts with a little bit better display density.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a superior camera than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light photography and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also counts with higher 120 frames per second video frame rates, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality and a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) features a little bit more memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 counts with greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 21 percent greater battery capacity.
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