Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 12 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.65 |
| 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 | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is a little bit better than Xperia XA1 Plus, with a global score of 78.7 against 73.7. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's design is a lot newer than Xperia XA1 Plus's, although it is just a little bit thicker and heavier. These phones use Android operating system, but Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has the previous 12 version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has a much more powerful processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Xperia XA1 Plus features a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little bit better display pixels density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro captures way better photos and videos than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a much smaller back camera sensor taking less light and duller colors, it also counts with a bigger aperture, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a much more mega pixels camera.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro counts with better battery duration than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity instead of 3430mAh.
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