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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2021-11-11 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.44 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 810 5G MT6833 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 10.67 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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
The Xperia 5 III has a score of 90.5, which is better than the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G's 81.5 score. The Xperia 5 III construction is lighter and a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, even though both of them were released with only a couple of months difference. Both phones in this comparison come with the same Android 11 OS.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher display density and a quite better 1080 x 2520 resolution. Xperia 5 III counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 5 III also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xperia 5 III takes a little bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, because although it has a lot lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and videos and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Xperia 5 III features much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 1 TB, the Xperia 5 III also has 192 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi POCO M4 Pro 5G counts with a little better battery performance than Xperia 5 III, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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