“Cheaper but just as good?” This question today we will put in the forefront, to understand how really good the widely publicized Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge compared to its more affordable competitor to the Xiaomi Mi Note 2.
for a Long time Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge was out of competition due to the curvature of both sides of the display, which could be considered a personal feature of the company Samsung. But coming on to the market Xiaomi be Mi Note 2. And – lo and behold – he has the same screen. Although, if you look deeper, the case he is too far removed from the original housing of the competitor.
Users for a long time stopped by the fact that the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is very expensive (about 730 $ in the maximum configuration), immediately attracted a new price tag of Xiaomi Mi Note 2 – 2800 yuan, or 540 $ in the same maximum configuration. Much cheaper. One is shaken the position of the flagship product of the South Korean manufacturer and the Chinese product made the main course – became available for the international market.
And now we understand what’s actually the difference between them, besides the price.
first, both devices offer a glass-metal Assembly and virtually the same thickness – 7.6 and 7.7 mm for Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, respectively. But the phone from the Korean manufacturer a little easier – 157 grams vs 166. Would you notice the difference in 9 grams? Incidentally, the weight of the bullet.
secondly, the first noticeable difference is the displays. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 offers a slightly larger screen – 5.7 inches but with lower resolution pictures. Only Full HD (1080p) with a density of 386 pixels per inch type OLED panel. While the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge reached to the level of QHD (1440 p) with a density of 534 pixels per inch and offers a panel type AMOLED. In General, the Chinese competitor loses precision transfer pictures to his South Korean counterpart, although the colors are too saturated and bright.
third, Xiaomi Mi Note 2 on paper seems to be recaptures one position in cameras. It offers a main camera of 22.5 megapixels, which can record videos in 4K resolution. And like the 12-megapixel camera from Samsung looks two times worse, but do not forget that it contains technology ultraporcelain, and in this case, the number of megapixels in the camera, not about the quality of the photos. In fact, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge takes more detailed pictures and really shows itself well in low-light conditions or fast action shots. So, no, he still wins even at this point.
fourth, processors. Only here Xiaomi Mi Note 2 can be proud of a deserved victory. It entered the market many months later, and therefore is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 with a clock frequency of 2.35 GHz, which, of course, lags behind the Snapdragon 820 with a clock frequency of 2.15 GHz. The difference in performance, however, is small and is only 10 percent.
fifth, completing memory again brings Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. As you know, the manufacturer is offering him only 4 GB of RAM and 32 or 64 GB of internal memory. And Xiaomi Mi Note offers 2 and 4 and even 6 GB of RAM and puts a choice of 64 or 128 GB of memory. While both phones support removable memory cards.
Sixthly, the battery. And here again loses to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge with its battery, 3600 mA·h it falls short of the capacity at 4070 mAh from a competitor.
So that leaves a fair draw. Three-three. But do not forget that the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge also offers technology always on display. And despite the smaller battery, this phone will last up to 98 hours of standby (though if the regime is always on display works, only 68 hours), while the competitor will last up to 92 hours. There is one conditional – testing was performed on a device with a processor from Samsung– Exynos 8890. This OCTA-core processor with a clock frequency of 2.3 GHz, which covers half of the markets. As indicated in the comparison, the Snapdragon 820 will work out machine, only 87 hours in standby mode. So the score is again aligned.
Add to that the fact that the device from Samsung also is not afraid of water. And that advantage allows him to become the winner in the comparative analysis. And can the advantage in one point to cost an extra $ 200 is up to the user.
Author: Stepan Mazur
Original photo: gsmarena
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