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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2021-01-18 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.37 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Daybreak purple and Nightfall black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 11.55 |
| 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 |
| 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
Sony Xperia 5 III is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, having a global score of 90.5 against 83. Both devices we are comparing here include Android operating system, but Sony Xperia 5 III has the newer 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has Android 10 version, providing a lot of extra features. Sony Xperia 5 III is a thinner and lighter phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, even when both were only released 3 months apart.
Xperia 5 III features a slightly better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 and a little bit greater amount of pixels in each inch of screen. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a bit better camera than Sony Xperia 5 III, because although it has a tinier camera sensor taking less light and duller colors, a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light photography and videos and lower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T also counts with a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
Xperia 5 III counts with a way bigger storage for apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB and more internal storage. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has just a bit better battery life than Xperia 5 III, because it has an 11% bigger battery size.
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