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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2

2.85 in
5.94 in
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
3.03 in
6.14 in
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
26
4.5 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
84 %
4 stars
7 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
0 %
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6
6 editorial reviews
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User rating
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.35 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Screen size5.5 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density534.0 ppi773.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280.0 px px
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Height5.94 in6.14 in
Width2.85 in3.03 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in
Weight5.54 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
  • Micro-USB
  • USB Type-C

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3600.0 mAh4070.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes

Pros & Cons

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