Sony Xperia XZ vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XZ

Sony Xperia XZ

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Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

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Sony Xperia XZ or Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XZ Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus
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Release date 2016, September 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.83 in 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in
Weight 161 g | 5.68 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Aluminum body Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
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Colors Mineral black, Platinum, Forest blue, Deep pink Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.99" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.9% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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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 & laser AF -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@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'' 5 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - F8331
64 GB, 3 GB RAM - F8332
64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 98407
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 284
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 695
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1567 866
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3616 4261
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7230

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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8331, F8332
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8331, F8332
-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) Cat9 450/50 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.20 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No 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 (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ Dual F8332 with dual-SIM card slots

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

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