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| Global Score | |
| 87.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-10-12 | 2020-02-11 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Grey | Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 II is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Poco X2, getting a score of 87.2 against 79.3. Even though Sony Xperia 5 II and Xiaomi Poco X2 were only released 8 months apart, Sony Xperia 5 II is thinner and much lighter. The Xperia 5 II has a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Poco X2, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia 5 II also has 2 GB more RAM.
Xperia 5 II features a little bit better display than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2520px resolution and a just a bit greater count of pixels in each inch in the display. Xperia 5 II counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Poco X2, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1000 GB.
The Xiaomi Poco X2 features a little longer battery life than Xperia 5 II, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Poco X2 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Sony Xperia 5 II, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos and worse video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and a same size back-facing camera sensor, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also counts with a much better resolution camera.
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