Sony Xperia XA2 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

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Sony Xperia XA2 Plus or Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XA2 Plus Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)
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Release date 2018, July 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157 x 75 x 9.6 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 2.95 in 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in
Weight 205 g | 7.23 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
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Colors Silver, Black, Gold, Green Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 3580 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5.99" in
Screen area 92.9 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 78.9% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 23 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4'' 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 508 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 93658
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 189
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 848
GeekBench 5 Single Core 171
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 996

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XA2 Plus Dual with dual-SIM card slots

- Versions: Redmi Note 5 (Global); Redmi 5 Plus (China)

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