Xiaomi Mi5 vs Sony Xperia Z5 Dual

Comparing the Xiaomi Mi5 vs Sony Xperia Z5 Dual 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 Xiaomi Mi5 and Sony Xperia Z5 Dual 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 Xiaomi Mi5 and Sony Xperia Z5 Dual 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.

Xiaomi Mi5

₹10,000

(Out of Stock)

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual

₹31,990

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

75%

69%

Release Date

10 Jun, 2016

23 Oct, 2015

Performance


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

Display


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

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	23 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


4 MP	5 MP

Battery


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

Storage

32 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Gorgeous curved glass design
Crystal clear display
Snappy performance
Affordable price

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

Cons

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

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

User Ratings

4.3/5

(19,130 ratings)

3.9/5

(238 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 10, 2016

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

MIUI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Processor

Quad core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530

Adreno 430

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.15 inches (13.08 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

428 ppi

424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.95 %

70.75 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Design

Height

144.5 mm

146 mm

Width

69.2 mm

72 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

7.3 mm

Weight

129 grams

154 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

N/A

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

23 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

5536 x 4152 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

4 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

2900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

Expandable Storage

No	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

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

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 Bands:

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

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SIM 2

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)

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Side

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope