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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2019-10-02 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 has a general score of 81, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro's score of 75.7. The Xperia 5 design is lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, although it is a little bit thicker and was released 3 years before. Xperia 5 features a much better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro. Both have 6 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro counts with a little more vivid display than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a just a bit worse display pixels density and a little worse 1080 x 2400px resolution, it also counts with a bit larger screen. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has a way better camera than Xperia 5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light images, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro also counts with a back facing camera with a way higher resolution and a much bigger camera sensor shooting way better quality photographs and videos.
The Sony Xperia 5 features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has a way better battery life than Sony Xperia 5, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3140mAh.
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