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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 11 | Android 5.1 |
| 2021-05-27 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z5 has an overall score of 77.6, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's 76.7 general score. Both phones we are comparing here include Android operating system, but the Sony Xperia Z5 has older 5.1 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11. The Sony Xperia Z5 body is lighter and thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, despite of the fact that it was released 6 years before.
Xperia Z5 features a sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better pixel number in each inch in the screen. The Sony Xperia Z5 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Sony Xperia Z5 also counts with a GPU.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has an external SD slot that holds 72 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a camera with a lot better resolution and a bigger sensor capturing better quality photographs and videos.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Xperia Z5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2900mAh.
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