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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-09-02 | 2019-01-15 |
| 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 545.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 801 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 10.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 11.44 |
| 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 |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is a little bit better than the Xperia Z5 Premium, having a overall score of 80.3 against 79.8. Although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is extremely newer than Xperia Z5 Premium, it's just a little bit heavier and just a little bit thicker. The Sony Xperia Z5 Premium features a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Xperia Z5 Premium has an incredibly better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per screen inch and a way higher resolution of 3840 x 2160px. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a back-facing camera with a way better resolution, better 120 frames per second video frame rate and a bigger camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has a 17% bigger battery size.
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