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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-05-20 | 2020-05-22 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Black and Purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 II is better than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, getting a 91 score against 80.8. Both devices in this comparison review work with the same Android 11 OS. Sony Xperia 1 II's construction is just a little bit lighter and thinner than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, despite of the fact that it was released around a year before.
Sony Xperia 1 II counts with a better looking screen than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Sony Xperia 1 II also has a lot greater screen density and a way higher 1644 x 3840 resolution. The Xperia 1 II has just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia 1 II also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Xperia 1 II counts with a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB and 256 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G captures slightly better pictures and videos than Xperia 1 II, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality videos and pictures, lower 30 frames per second video frame rate and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a way more megapixels back camera.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 1 II, because it has a 25 percent greater battery capacity.
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