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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-11-08 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.02 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.40 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 8940 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 505 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2017) is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Y1, with a overall score of 75.8 against 72.1. Although it's the best we are comparing here, the Galaxy A7 (2017) design is older, heavier and a little bit thicker than the Xiaomi Redmi Y1. The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Y1, because it has a quite bigger display, a greater pixel number per display inch and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
Xiaomi Redmi Y1 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has an external memory card slot that admits 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Y1, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Y1, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3080mAh. The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Y1, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a larger aperture to take better low light images and video and a higher resolution camera in the back.
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