Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Xiaomi Mi 6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Apr 19, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$421

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm	5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches 145.17 x 70.49 x 7.45 mm
Weight
6.56 oz (186.0 g)	5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.27% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2457 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Adreno 540
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh, Li - Ion	3350 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 01, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA720F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.71 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.78 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg

Alternative variants

Ceramic edition

Weight	6.42 oz (182.0 g)
Materials	Back: Ceramic
Prices (MSRP)	$436

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$363

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