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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-03-03 | 2017-06-01 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 218.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.34 |
| 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 |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.2 |
| 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
Xperia XZ Premium has a score of 79.8, which is much better than the Xiaomi Mi 5c's 72.4 score. Despite being the best we are comparing here, Xperia XZ Premium's construction is a little bit thicker and incredibly heavier than Xiaomi Mi 5c. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Xperia XZ Premium has a much sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a lot more pixels per screen inch, a bit bigger screen and a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has a camera in the back with much more MP and a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures.
The Xperia XZ Premium features just a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 3230mAh battery size.
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