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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-20 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XZ2 is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, with a overall score of 79.1 against 76.6. Sony Xperia XZ2's design is just a little lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although it is notably thicker and was released many years before. The Xperia XZ2 has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels density.
Sony Xperia XZ2 features a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Sony Xperia XZ2 also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Sony Xperia XZ2 features a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia XZ2 also has 1 GB more RAM.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 captures slightly better videos and photos than Xperia XZ2, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor, a way more megapixels back-facing camera and a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photography.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a way better battery duration than Xperia XZ2, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
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