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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-02 | 2019-06-17 |
| 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| Glass and Metal | Metal and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 545.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 801 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 10.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9T has a score of 82.2, which is a little bit better than the Xperia Z5 Premium's 79.8 overall score. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Mi 9T has 10 version and Xperia Z5 Premium has Android 5.1 version. The Xiaomi Mi 9T body is newer, but thicker and just a little bit heavier than Xperia Z5 Premium.
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium features a much more vibrant display than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 3840 x 2160 and a lot greater pixels density. Xiaomi Mi 9T has more storage to install games and applications than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Xperia Z5 Premium counts with a bit superior processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z5 Premium also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a bit superior battery life than Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a superior camera than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also has a way higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
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