Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15 and Sony Xperia 5 II - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15 vs Sony Xperia 5 II

93 out 100
Xiaomi 15
VS
58 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 II
Xiaomi 15
Sony Xperia 5 II

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Sony Xperia 5 II, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15
  • Larger display: 6.36in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 II
  • Lighter design: 163g vs 191g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Sony Xperia 5 II
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 15
vs
Sony Xperia 5 II

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1500 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 80.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 15
1508 nits
Sony Xperia 5 II
531 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz238 Hz
Response time1 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Sony Xperia 5 II]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.3 mm (6 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 68 mm (2.68 in)
Thickness 8.08 mm (0.32 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15
90.1 %
Sony Xperia 5 II
80.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Sony Xperia 5 II In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15
2934
Sony Xperia 5 II
1230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15
8762
Sony Xperia 5 II
3405
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29341230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)87623405
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15
2620144
Sony Xperia 5 II
746148
CPU584725236582
GPU1142381192490
Memory519406132271
UX373632184805
NanoReview Score2620144746148
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 15
20823
Sony Xperia 5 II
3835
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.9 °C
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a22 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3835
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15], [Sony Xperia 5 II]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 15
18292
Sony Xperia 5 II
12685
Writing score2250815545
Web score188269996
Video editing80607188
Data manipulation146059618
NanoReview Score1829212685

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 21 GB 13 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 21 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 1:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 15
31:54
Sony Xperia 5 II
20:42
Web Browsing13:20 h08:29 h
Video Playback19:22 h12:46 h
Games07:10 h05:22 h
Standby Mode150 h96 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.6x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.311/1.7
Pixel size1.2 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length60 mm70 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size1/2.761/3.4
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm16 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/2.761/2.55
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 15
150
Sony Xperia 5 II
114
Video quality
Xiaomi 15
133
Sony Xperia 5 II
99
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 15
147
Sony Xperia 5 II
111
Bokeh75n/a
Preview87n/a
Zoom152n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Sony Xperia 5 II]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/4
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/B3/B5/B8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a22
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 15
91.3 dB
Sony Xperia 5 II
75.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2020 yr
Release Date October, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 757 950
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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