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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-08 | 2020-10-12 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue and Grey |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 II has a global score of 87.2, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 3's 86.6 general score. The Xperia 5 II design is extremely lighter and a lot thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark 3, even when both of them were released only a couple months apart. The Xperia 5 II has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2520 pixels resolution and a just a little better pixels density.
Sony Xperia 5 II features a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 and Xperia 5 II both have really similar CPUs, both of them have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 5 II, because it has an 18 percent bigger battery size. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a better camera than Sony Xperia 5 II, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and slower video frame rate, and they both have a 0.59 inches back-facing camera sensor and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also counts with a back camera with a much higher 64 mega-pixels resolution.
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