Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 69.9 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.3 | -- |
| 2014-01-06 | 2017-04-28 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.83 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Green, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| $ 929.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 342 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 670 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 6 has an overall score of 76.5, which is just a bit better than the Xperia Z1 Compact's overall score of 69.9. Xiaomi Mi 6's design is notably newer and incredibly thinner than Xperia Z1 Compact's, although it's heavier. Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a little bit better display than Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, because it has a larger screen, a way better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a just a bit higher number of pixels per inch of display.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 features a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia Z1 Compact, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a little better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Xperia Z1 Compact, because it has 3350mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh. Xiaomi Mi 6 captures clearer videos and photos than Xperia Z1 Compact, because although it has a way smaller back-facing camera sensor giving a much lower image quality and a camera with way less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better low light photography.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Xiaomi Mi 6 is also a bargain compared to others, which makes it an obvious call.
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