Xiaomi Redmi 7A vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi 7A

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

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Xiaomi Redmi 7A or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 7A Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
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Release date 2019, May 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.3 x 70.4 x 9.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.77 in 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.02 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 182 g | 6.42 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Matte Black, Morning blue, Matte Blue, Matte Gold Blue, Pink, Silver, Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 44 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.45" in 5.7" in
Screen area 76.7 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.4% 74.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1440 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 295 PPI 386 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm, PDAF - China
-12 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF - India
-16 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm, PDAF - China 8 MP, f/1.9
Functions LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.2.7 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53) - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 505 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 2/3 RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 90664
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 189 244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 593 950
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1305
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4204

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE (unspecified)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600) - Taiwan 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - UAE
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.74 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.13 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM Radio, built-in antenna FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 10W - China only
- Splash resistant

- ANT+
Versions
- For India and China

- Versions: A810F/DS (UAE); A810YZ (Taiwan) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots

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