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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-01-15 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.40 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 439.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 28 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has an overall score of 80.3, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S6 edge+'s general score of 79.3. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is a much newer cellphone than Galaxy S6 edge+, but it's somewhat heavier and thicker. Galaxy S6 edge+ features a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and more pixels per inch in the screen.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a larger number of cores (and faster). The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a much larger back camera sensor providing a way better image quality, a larger aperture to take better low light photos, faster 120 fps video frame rates and a back camera with a much better resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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