Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-27 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.88 x 2.82 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Sony Xperia 5 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, with an 81 score against 74.3. Sony Xperia 5 is a newer cellphone, and it is also just a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite. The Sony Xperia 5 features a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, and although they both have 8 cores, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite features a little sharper display than Xperia 5, although it has a quite smaller screen, a bit less pixels per screen inch and a little bit lower 1080 x 2280 resolution. The Xperia 5 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite has longer battery performance than Xperia 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Xperia 5 takes better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the Xperia 5 also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a way bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and video.
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