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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-05 | 2020-11-27 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cool blue, Power black and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 483 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.67 | 10.78 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is slightly better than Xiaomi Poco M3, getting a 79 score against 78.2. These devices include Android OS, but the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version while Xiaomi Poco M3 has Android 10, so it provides the user a lot of extra features and performance improvements. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact design is somewhat lighter than Xiaomi Poco M3, although it's much thicker and was released many years before.
Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2160px resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater pixel count per display inch. Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Poco M3. They have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Xiaomi Poco M3 has just a bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also has a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Poco M3 has a much better battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 2870mAh.
Xiaomi Poco M3 features just a bit better camera than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also counts with a back-facing camera with a much better resolution, a bigger sensor taking better quality videos and photographs and a bigger aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited environments.
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