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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-03-03 | 2019-05-29 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 218.00 | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 is better than Xiaomi Mi 5c, getting a general score of 82.6 against 72.4. Although the Sony Xperia 1 is notably newer than Xiaomi Mi 5c, it's somewhat thicker and heavier. The Sony Xperia 1 counts with a more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a way better screen pixels density, a bigger display and a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840px.
Sony Xperia 1 counts with a bit better processor than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Sony Xperia 1 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Sony Xperia 1 features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has 64 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
Xperia 1 has a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has 3330mAh of battery capacity instead of 2860mAh. The Sony Xperia 1 counts with a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because although it has slower 24 fps video frame rate, and they both have a 12 mega-pixels camera in the back and the same video quality, the Sony Xperia 1 also counts with a much bigger aperture to capture better captures and video in poorly lited environments.
Although Xperia 1 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Xiaomi Mi 5c. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy Xperia 1, else you can save some dollars and buy the Xiaomi Mi 5c, resigning some specs and features.
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