Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia 5 II vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 4G vs Google Pixel 6a

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Google
Announced 2020, September 17 November 2020 2022, May 11
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, Q4 Coming Soon - December 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21
Colors Black, Grey, Blue, Pink Gray, Green, Blue, Orange Chalk, Charcoal, Sage
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 68 x 8 mm
(6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm
(6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 in)
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)
5G Network SA/NSA - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 10 Android 12
User Interface - MIUI 12 -
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 650 Adreno 610 Mali-G78 MP20
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type OLED capacitive touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR BT.2020
Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
120Hz refresh rate
IPS LCD Screen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
400 nits (typ)
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.53 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.06% 83.29% 82.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 12.2 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF
Zeiss Optics, Panorama, HDR, Eye Tracking
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min (advertised, with the incl. 18W charger)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging 2.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 4000 mAh 6000 mAh 4410 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -