Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek) vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

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Sony Xperia Z5 Premium

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek) or Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek) Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
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Release date 2015, November 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm | 5.91 x 5.91 x 2.99 in 154.4 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.98 in
Weight 164 g | 5.78 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Silver, Gray, Gold Chrome, Black, Gold, Pink
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3430 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 264 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 82.6 cm2 82.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.4% 70.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 2160 x 3840 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 806 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 23 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5.1 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 5.1 MP, f/2.4
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop); MIUI 7 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 430
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
32 GB, 3 GB RAM
32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 259 226
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 609 449
GeekBench 5 Single Core 260 223
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 698 534
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1399 1266
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2791
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4190

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
TD-SCDMA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E6853
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - E6853
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 0.43 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
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- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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