Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)

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Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer or Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)
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Release date 2019, February 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.2 x 6.2 x 2.94 in 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 3.02 in
Weight 173 g | 6.1 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) Front/back glass, plastic frame
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Colors Transparent Black Black, blue, gold, pink
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 530 EUR 280 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.39" in 6" in
Screen area 100.2 cm2 91.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.2% 74.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 411 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
- Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 24 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.5 (12GB RAM model) or f/1.8 (8GB RAM model), (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
- 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF, 2x optical zoom
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF
-24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 640 Mali-G71
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 144819
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 297
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 974

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-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), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - A750G
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (market dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+)
-Fast wireless charging 20W

- ANT+
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Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition

- Versions: SM-A750F/DS (EMEA); SM-A750G (Hong Kong); SM-A750FN/DS (Europe)

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