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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-09-02 | 2020-05-05 |
| 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Glacier white, Interstellar gray and Tropical green |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 545.00 | $ 291.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 801 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 10.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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 | 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 | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has an overall score of 81.1, which is slightly better than Xperia Z5 Premium's 79.8 overall score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro body is incredibly newer, but thicker and somewhat heavier than the Xperia Z5 Premium. Both devices we compare here work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a more recent 10 version and Xperia Z5 Premium has Android 5.1, so it provides you some nice extra features and improved performance.
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium has a lot better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 3840 x 2160 and a much greater number of pixels per inch in the display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a CPU that is very similar to the CPU in Xperia Z5 Premium, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have 8 CPU cores, it also counts with 3 GB more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a much better camera than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting photos in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro also counts with a lot bigger sensor capturing lot higher quality photos and videos and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro has a really longer battery performance than Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity instead of 3430mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro is also by far the cheapest one.
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