Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Xiaomi Mi Mix Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) or Xiaomi Mi Mix Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Xiaomi Mi Mix
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Release date 2017, January 2016, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.06 in 158.8 x 81.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 3.22 in
Weight 186 g | 6.56 oz 209 g | 7.37 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, ceramic frame, back
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud Black, White
Battery 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 59 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 6.4" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 108.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 17:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.6% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2040 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 386 PPI 362 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.0µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 8.0 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x2.19 GHz Kryo)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 174 352
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 843 696
GeekBench 5 Single Core 145 305
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 911 757
GeekBench 4 Single Core 771 1749
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4011 3882
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2980 6859

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: A720F (Global Single-SIM); A720F/DS (Global Dual-SIM). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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