Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-09-02 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Pink, White and Yellow | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 425.00 | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 319 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 5s is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, having a score of 76.4 against 75.1. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Xiaomi Mi 5s has a newer 6.0 Marshmallow version while Sony Xperia Z5 Compact has Android 5.1 version, providing some nice extra features and a performance increase. The Xiaomi Mi 5s is a newer and just a little bit thinner phone than Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, but it's also just a bit heavier.
Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bit better display than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a much better resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a bit bigger display and a greater quantity of pixels per screen inch. Xiaomi Mi 5s has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Xperia Z5 Compact features just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU and a larger number of cores. Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with superior battery performance than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a 3200mAh battery size.
Xperia Z5 Compact counts with a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have a same size camera sensor, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xperia Z5 Compact also has a back camera with a much better 23 megapixels resolution and a larger diafragm aperture.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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