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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 80.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | Android 14 |
| 2015-09-02 | 2024-10-29 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches | 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Black, Pink, White and Yellow | -- |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 425.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2670 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 3200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 10.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 830 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 5400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 520 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.64 | 7.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi 15 has a global score of 80.6, which is a little bit better than the Xperia Z5 Compact's 75.1 score. Although the Xiaomi 15 is much heavier than the Xperia Z5 Compact, it's a bit thinner and also extremely newer. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi 15 has newer 14 version and Xperia Z5 Compact has Android 5.1 version, providing the user a couple nice extra features and performance tweaks.
Xiaomi 15 has a much better display than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a really bigger screen, a better screen pixel density and a way higher resolution of 1200 x 2670. Xperia Z5 Compact features a much greater processing power than Xiaomi 15, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z5 Compact also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
Xiaomi 15 features a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z5 Compact, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi 15 features a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a 5400mAh battery size.
The Xiaomi 15 captures much clearer photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photography, a much higher video definition and a much better resolution back facing camera.
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