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| Global Score | |
| 80.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2024-10-29 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2670 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 3200 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.2 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5400mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 7.12 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi 15 has a score of 80.6, which is a bit better than the Xperia XZ3's global score of 79.6. Xiaomi 15's body is a lot newer, just a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Xperia XZ3. Both phones we are comparing work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi 15 has an older 14 version and Xperia XZ3 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Xperia XZ3 features a very superior processor than Xiaomi 15, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Xiaomi 15 features a better looking display than Xperia XZ3, because although it has a quite worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a little worse resolution of 1200 x 2670 pixels, it also counts with a little bigger display and a much brighter screen.
Xiaomi 15 shoots much better photographs and videos than Xperia XZ3, because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels, a lot higher video resolution and a bigger aperture to take better low light captures and video. The Xiaomi 15 features a greater memory to install applications and games than Xperia XZ3, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi 15 features a really longer battery life than Sony Xperia XZ3, because it has 5400mAh of battery capacity.
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