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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) vs Sony Xperia C

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

Sony Xperia C 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, screen 5", with resolution 540x960. Smartphone has 0 megapixel front camera and 8 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 TFT IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 5.99" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.6% 77.4%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 220 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Yes
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 8 MP, AF, f/2.6 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications VGA 5 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 13245
GeekBench 4 Single Core 328
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1141
Antutu 8 score 93658
General specs Release date 2013, June 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 141.5 Х 74.2 Х 8.9 mm 158.5 Х 75.5 Х 8.1 mm
Weight 153 g 180 g
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 2390 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 220 EUR 160 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 588 h (2G) / Up to 605 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 12 h 25 min (3G) Music play - Up to 111 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 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 42.2/11.5 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.54 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Also known as Sony Xperia C HSPA+ C2305 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 C
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)
  • Screen 5.99"
  • External memory microSD GB