Sony Xperia Z5 Dual vs Xiaomi Mi5

Comparing the Sony Xperia Z5 Dual vs Xiaomi Mi5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z5 Dual runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi5 runs at 1.8 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z5 Dual the better performer.

Display: Sony Xperia Z5 Dual offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 5.15 inches, making Sony Xperia Z5 Dual the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia Z5 Dual and Xiaomi Mi5 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z5 Dual offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 16 MP, making Sony Xperia Z5 Dual better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Sony Xperia Z5 Dual offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 4 MP, making Sony Xperia Z5 Dual better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi5 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Sony Xperia Z5 Dual offers 2900 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Sony Xperia Z5 Dual and Xiaomi Mi5 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Mi5 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Sony Xperia Z5 Dual is rated 7.

User Rating: Xiaomi Mi5 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Sony Xperia Z5 Dual has a rating of 3.9.

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual

₹31,990

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Mi5

₹10,000

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

69%

75%

Release Date

23 Oct, 2015

10 Jun, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 810	Snapdragon 820
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.15 inches (13.08 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


23 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	4 MP

Battery


2900 mAh	3000 mAh
N/A	Quick Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Optimum for one-hand usage
Fast, easy-to-reach fingerprint sensor
Powerful hardware
Dual-SIM support

Gorgeous curved glass design
Crystal clear display
Snappy performance
Affordable price

Cons

Not-so-different design
Gets hot quickly
Average battery life
An expensive proposition

Phone heats up occasionally
Camera is hit and miss
No expandable storage
Battery life is average

User Ratings

3.9/5

(238 ratings)

4.3/5

(19,130 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Jun 10, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

N/A

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Quad core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.5 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430

Adreno 530

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.15 inches (13.08 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

424 ppi

428 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %

72.95 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Design

Height

146 mm

144.5 mm

Width

72 mm

69.2 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

154 grams

129 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Aluminium Back: Aluminium

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

Very Good

Resolution

23 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS Sensor

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 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)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

4 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2900 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G) / Up to 13 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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:

50 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)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope