Xiaomi Redmi 4A vs Sony Xperia XZs

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 4A vs Sony Xperia XZs 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 XZs runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi 4A runs at 1.4 GHz, making Sony Xperia XZs the better performer.

Display: Sony Xperia XZs offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 4A offers 5 inches, making Sony Xperia XZs the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 4A and Sony Xperia XZs feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XZs offers a higher rear camera resolution with 19 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 4A offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia XZs better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Sony Xperia XZs offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 4A offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia XZs better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 4A offers a higher battery capacity with 3120 mAh, while Sony Xperia XZs offers 2900 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 4A better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia XZs offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 4A offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia XZs the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 4A receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Sony Xperia XZs is rated 7.

User Rating: Sony Xperia XZs receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi 4A has a rating of 4.2.

Xiaomi Redmi 4A

₹5,999

(Out of Stock)

Sony Xperia XZs

₹29,990

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

67%

73%

Release Date

N/A	11 Apr, 2017

Performance


Snapdragon 425	Snapdragon 820
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	19 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	13 MP

Battery


3120 mAh	2900 mAh
N/A	Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB

64 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Compact and solid build
Good camera capabilities
Decent performance
Dependable battery

Compact and waterproof design
Powerful hardware
Android Nougat
Fast charging support

Cons

Touchscreen issues
Takes a long time to charge

Battery barely manages to last a day
Heats up
Doesn't match up to the competition
Overpriced

User Ratings

4.2/5

(29,388 ratings)

4.3/5

(457 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 23, 2017

(Official)

Apr 11, 2017

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

MIUI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 308

Adreno 530

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB

4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi

424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.81 %

70.75 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

139.9 mm

146 mm

Width

70.4 mm

72 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

131.5 grams

161 grams

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

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

19 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0IMX400 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

5000 x 3500 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
HD @960 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS

Flash

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3120 mAh

2900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 39.3 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

SAR Value

Head: 0.596 W/kg Body: 1.6 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope