Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XZ vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Xiaomi
Announced September 2016 January 2017 February 2018
Status Coming Soon - October 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - February 2018
Price Rs. 49,990 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($155.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Platinum, Mineral Black, Forest Blue Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Gold, Silver, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
158.5 x 75.45 x 8.05 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) - 179.5 g (6.31.0.18 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 530 Mali-T860 MP4 Adreno 506
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.2 inches 5.99 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 71.34% 77.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio, recording FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 23 MP 16 MP 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1080p, HDR [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2900 mAh 3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -