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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11 |
| 2015-09-02 | 2021-05-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 409.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 POCO M3 Pro 5G is a bit better than the Xperia Z5, getting a global score of 80.8 against 77.6. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is a newer device than Xperia Z5, but it's thicker and somewhat heavier. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has newer 11 version and Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1, giving lots of additional features.
Sony Xperia Z5 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Sony Xperia Z5 also counts with an additional GPU. Xperia Z5 counts with a sharper screen than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater pixels density.
Sony Xperia Z5 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 200 GB. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has just a bit better camera than Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a same size aperture and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also has a bigger back camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features a very superior battery life than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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