Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M5 vs Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Xiaomi
Announced August 2015 December 2019 March 2020
Status Available - August 2015 Coming Soon - December 12, 2019 Coming Soon - April 2020
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold Prism Crush White, Black, Pink, Blue Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
158.4 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.24 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm
(6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
LTE (unspecified) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Splash-proof

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
User Interface - One UI MIUI 11
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm) Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
GPU PowerVR G6200 Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 618
RAM 3 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass Full HD+ Infinity-O Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
450 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.5 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 89.06% 84.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 48 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
5 MP, f/2.4, macro camera
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP Punch-Hole, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 2600 mAh 4000 mAh 5020 mAh
Stand by Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
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