Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) vs Xiaomi Redmi 9A Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)

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Xiaomi Redmi 9A

Xiaomi Redmi 9A

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Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) or Xiaomi Redmi 9A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) Xiaomi Redmi 9A
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Release date 2016, February 2020, June 30
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.61 x 5.61 x 2.74 in 164.9 x 77 x 9 mm | 6.49 x 6.49 x 3.03 in
Weight 152 g | 5.36 oz 196 g | 6.91 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum Carbon Gray, Sky Blue, Ocean Green
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" in 6.53" in
Screen area 71.7 cm2 102.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 81.1%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 576 PPI 269 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display - 400 nits typ. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF -13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), PDAF
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI Android 10, MIUI 12
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm)
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 530 PowerVR GE8320
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 184482 102006
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343 154
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1154 498

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - G930V, G930R
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G930A, G930V 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G930V, G930R 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930T
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930A 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - G930V 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 20(800) - G930T 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G930R
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 0.65 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.40 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Accelerometer, proximity , Infrared port
Other extras
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-ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-PMA wireless charging
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Charging 10W
Versions
- Versions: G930A (AT&T, Cricket); G930P (Sprint, Boost, Virgin Mobile); G930V (Verizon); G930T (T-Mobile, Metro PCS); G930R (US Cellular); G930U (Unlock model)

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