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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 87.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2020-10-01 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.62 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Cosmic black and Lunar silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 |
| -- | 650 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 18.62 | 10.1 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 III has an overall score of 90.5, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 10T's score of 87.9. Xperia 5 III is a noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 10T, even when they were released with only a couple months difference. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Xperia 5 III has the newer 11 version and Xiaomi Mi 10T has Android 10, giving you some nice extra features and improved performance.
Xiaomi Mi 10T has a processing unit that is very similar to Xperia 5 III's CPU, and although the Xiaomi Mi 10T has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Xiaomi Mi 10T features a little more vivid display than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
Xiaomi Mi 10T has a better camera than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light images, and they both have a 0.59 inches sensor, the Xiaomi Mi 10T also counts with a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution and a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 10T, because it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 10T features just a bit better battery lifetime than Xperia 5 III, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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