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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-02 | 2020-02-11 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | 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 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Sony Xperia 5 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Poco X2, having an 81 score against 79.3. Even when Sony Xperia 5 and Xiaomi Poco X2 were released only a couple of months apart, Sony Xperia 5 is a little thinner and extremely lighter. Xperia 5 has a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Poco X2. They have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
The Sony Xperia 5 has a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better display pixel density and a little higher 1080 x 2520 resolution. Xiaomi Poco X2 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for shooting images or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also counts with a back camera with a lot better resolution and a much larger camera sensor which gives a lot higher image and video quality.
The Sony Xperia 5 counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Poco X2, because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Poco X2 features a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia 5, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 3140mAh.
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