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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-09-26 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.34 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Moonlight white, Neptune blue and Space black | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) 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 | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 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 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z5 has a score of 77.6, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T's overall score of 75.6. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Sony Xperia Z5 has the previous 5.1 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has Android 9.0 Pie. The Sony Xperia Z5 is an notably older cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, but Sony could make it notably lighter and thinner.
The Sony Xperia Z5 counts with a better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Xperia Z5 has a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, and although they both have a 3 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores, the Xperia Z5 also has an additional graphics co-processor.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T counts with slightly more storage for games and applications than Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T also has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T counts with a way better battery life than Xperia Z5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2900mAh.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T takes slightly better pictures and videos than Xperia Z5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a back camera with way more mega-pixels.
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