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

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

Sony Xperia SP 2013 year of release, cpu Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, screen 4.6", with resolution 720x1280. 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 4.6" inch 5.99" inch
Screen area 58.3 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.6% 77.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 319 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 8 MP, AF, f/2.4 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 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 26388
GeekBench 4 Single Core 745
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1094
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 926
Antutu 8 score 93658
General specs Release date 2013, March 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 130.6 Х 67.1 Х 10 mm 158.5 Х 75.5 Х 8.1 mm
Weight 155 g 180 g
Colors Black, White, Red Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 2370 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 180 EUR 160 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 635 h (2G) / Up to 734 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G) Music play - Up to 39 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Micro-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C5303  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5302  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C5303  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850) - C5306 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 Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.63 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Also known as Sony Xperia SP HSPA C5302, Sony Xperia SP LTE C5303, Sony Xperia SP LTE C5306 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 SP
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)
  • Screen 5.99"
  • External memory microSD GB