Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs Xiaomi Redmi Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia M5 Dual

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Sony Xperia M5 Dual or Xiaomi Redmi Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia M5 Dual Xiaomi Redmi
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Release date 2015, August 2013, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.83 in 137 x 69 x 9.9 mm | 5.39 x 5.39 x 2.72 in
Weight 142.6 g | 5.03 oz 158 g | 5.57 oz
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Colors Black, White, Gold Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh,  Removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 495 h (2G) / Up to 504 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 49 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h 30 min
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.7" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.0% 64.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 21.2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -21.2 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 -8 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, AF 1.3 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR G6200 PowerVR SGX544MP2
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 4 Single Core 726
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3327
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2515

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5633, E5643, E5663
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5633 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - E5643 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5663
-2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA
GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia M5 E5633, E5643, E5663

- Also known as Xiaomi Hongmi, Xiaomi Red Rice

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