Sony Xperia XA1 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XA1
Sony Xperia XA1 Xiaomi Redmi 5
Released · May 01, 2017
Released · Dec 12, 2017
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
2300 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017 Dec 07, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$299 $135

Design

Dimensions
5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches
145 x 67 x 8 mm
5.98 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches
151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g 5.54 oz / 157.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, White Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 75.72% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
27 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2 Adreno 506
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2300 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 mAh
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
23 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 16, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-98591H
Measured SAR
Head: 0.55 W/kg
Body: 1.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
with 16 GB storage
Memory 2GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP) $120
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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