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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) vs Sony Xperia 1 II

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia 1 II , Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)

Sony Xperia 1 II 2020 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.5", with resolution 1644x3840. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 5.99", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" inch 5.99" inch
Screen area 98.6 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.0% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1644 x 3840 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 643 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'', Dual Pixel PDAF -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth) 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm 5 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 10.0 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 650 Adreno 506
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 93658
General specs Release date 2020, February 24 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.1 Х 71.1 Х 7.6 mm 158.5 Х 75.5 Х 8.1 mm
Weight 181.4 g 180 g
Colors Black, Purple Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 1200 EUR 160 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -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), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 77(3700), 78(3500); NSA/Sub6 Show all network frequencies: -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), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat19 1600/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) 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/ax, 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, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Music and Audio Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others DCI-P3 100% -HDR BT.2020 -90Hz Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fast battery charging -Wireless charging -USB Power Delivery - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Charging 5V/2A 10W - Versions: Redmi Note 5 (Global); Redmi 5 Plus (China)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Xperia 1 II
  • Screen 6.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)
  • Screen 5.99"
  • External memory microSD GB