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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-26 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.34 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Moonlight white, Neptune blue and Space black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, with a general score of 75.8 against 75.6. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s body is just a little bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bit larger screen, a little better pixels quantity per display inch and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features as much storage for games and applications as the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T one, they have the same internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017). Both have a Octa-Core CPU and 3 GB of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has a way better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back camera. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has a little better battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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