Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XZ3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S

Sony Xperia XZ3
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi
Announced August 2018 March 2020
Status Available - October 2018 Coming Soon - April 2020
Colors Black, Silver White, Forest Green, Bordeaux Red Aurora Blue, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 73 x 9.9 mm
(6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)
165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm
(6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network 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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Splash-proof
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
User Interface - MIUI 11
Processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 630 [Similar] Adreno 618 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
450 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches [Similar] 6.67 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 80.44% 84.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 19 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
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, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 13 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3", 1.12µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [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 Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (Taiwan only) 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3300 mAh 5020 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -