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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-02-22 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 8.91 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has an overall score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than Xperia XA1 Plus's global score of 73.7. These phones work with the same Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro's design is just a little thinner and just a little bit lighter than Xperia XA1 Plus, although both of them were released only 5 months apart.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a little smaller screen and a quite inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a greater storage to install games and applications than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a SD extension slot that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
Xperia XA1 Plus features a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video quality, the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus also has a lot more mega pixels camera in the back and a bigger aperture to take better low light images.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with a little longer battery duration than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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