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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2021-01-18 | 2021-06-11 |
| 6.37 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches | 6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Daybreak purple and Nightfall black | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SM6350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC3 GPU | Adreno 619L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 10 III has a score of 83.7, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T's score of 83. Xperia 10 III's body is somewhat lighter and a little thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, although both of them were released only a couple of months apart. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia 10 III has newer 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has Android 10.
Xperia 10 III features a slightly better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixels amount in each screen inch and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels. Sony Xperia 10 III features a much greater memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 1 TB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T features a little bit better hardware performance than Xperia 10 III, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T takes better photos and videos than Xperia 10 III, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T also has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution and a much larger camera sensor shooting much higher quality photographs.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a little longer battery lifetime than Xperia 10 III, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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