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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-20 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, getting a general score of 84.2 against 76.6. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) construction is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, even though it was released just a bit more than a year before. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has 3 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has just a bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also counts with a much more mega-pixels back camera and a lot bigger camera sensor which offers a much better image and video quality.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much better battery life than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity.
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