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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 11 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-05-27 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 11 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xperia XA2 Plus is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, getting a score of 78.6 against 76.7. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Xperia XA2 Plus has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11 version, so it gives lots of additional features and performance optimizations. The Xperia XA2 Plus is a much older, just a little bit heavier and thicker cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021.
Xperia XA2 Plus has a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Xperia XA2 Plus has just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although it has a little smaller display, a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a bit inferior number of pixels per screen inch.
The Xperia XA2 Plus features a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 400 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a bigger camera sensor, a bigger camera aperture and a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a bit longer battery life than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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