Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Xiaomi Mi A1
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Sep 12, 2017
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3600 mAh
3080 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Sep 05, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys 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, Gold, Pink

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Adreno 506
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh, Li - Ion 3080 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 50 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 5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
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
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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

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