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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-17 | 2019-01-15 |
| 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 900.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 537 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 11.44 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is a bit better than Sony Xperia XZ3, with an 80.3 score against 79.6. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is a a bit lighter and somewhat thinner phone than Sony Xperia XZ3, even when both were released only 3 months apart. The Xperia XZ3 has a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Xperia XZ3 counts with a better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2880 resolution and a higher pixels number per inch of display. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has faster video frame rate, a back camera with lot more megapixels, a larger camera aperture and a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XZ3, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has improved battery performance than Xperia XZ3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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