Sony Xperia M5 vs Xiaomi Mi Max Prime

Comparing the Sony Xperia M5 vs Xiaomi Mi Max Prime across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia M5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi Max Prime runs at 1.8 GHz, making Sony Xperia M5 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Mi Max Prime offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Sony Xperia M5 offers 5 inches, making Xiaomi Mi Max Prime the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia M5 and Xiaomi Mi Max Prime feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia M5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21.5 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Max Prime offers 16 MP, making Sony Xperia M5 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Sony Xperia M5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Max Prime offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia M5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi Max Prime offers a higher battery capacity with 4850 mAh, while Sony Xperia M5 offers 2600 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi Max Prime better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia M5 offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while Xiaomi Mi Max Prime offers 128 GB, making Sony Xperia M5 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Xperia M5 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Mi Max Prime has a rating of 4.2.

Sony Xperia M5

₹32,925

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Mi Max Prime

₹10,990

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

Release Date

09 Sep, 2015

N/A

Performance


MediaTek MT6795	Snapdragon 652
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


21.5 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


13 MP	5 MP

Battery


2600 mAh	4850 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB

128 GB

Expert Review

N/A	8.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

A roomy screen in a palatable size
Premium looks and solid build
Smooth performance
Exceptional battery life

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Camera performance could be better
Software features like multi window could be handy

User Ratings

4.5/5

(2 ratings)

4.2/5

(2,491 ratings)

Video

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1 Video

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General

Operating System

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6795

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6200

Adreno 510

RAM

3 GB	3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi

344 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.86 %

73.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

145 mm

173.1 mm

Width

72 mm

88.3 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

142.5 grams

203 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Metal Back: Metal

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

21.5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX230 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5352 x 4016 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh

4850 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 12 Hours(3G) / Up to 12 Hours(2G)

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

32 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

5 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 0.836 W/kg Body: 0.661 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Back

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope