As well as being compared against other entry-level DSLRs, the Canon Rebel T5i is also often compared to pro DSLRs and mirrorless. The Canon Rebel T5i's top rivals come from Canon (such as the EOS Rebel T6i and the EOS Rebel T6) and Nikon (such as the D5300 and the D3400)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon T5i compared to other entry-level DSLR competitors include: it has a much higher resolution screen (1,040k dots vs 460k dots), has a touch screen, shoots faster continuously (5 fps vs 3.7 fps), has much less startup delay (700 ms vs 1500 ms) and has a screen which flips out.
However, on average it records higher quality movies (1080p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), takes slightly lower resolution photos (17.9 MP vs 24 MP), has much more shutter lag (264 ms vs 200 ms), is older (march 2013 vs february 2015) and is slightly heavier (580 g vs 485 g).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon T5i compared to pro DSLR competitors include: it has a touch screen, has a screen which flips out, can focus continuously while recording movies, is newer (march 2013 vs august 2010) and is slightly lighter (580 g vs 822 g).
However, on average it is much more noisy at high ISO (681 ISO vs 2,340 ISO), has much lower image quality (61.0 vs 82.0), has much less color depth (21.7 bits vs 22.5 bits), has much narrower dynamic range (11.2 EV vs 12.1 EV) and slightly smaller viewfinder (0.53x vs 0.70x).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon T5i compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has higher quality type of viewfinder (pentamirror vs none), has a touch screen, has a screen which flips out, can focus continuously while recording movies and has an external mic jack.
However, on average it has a much smaller screen (3" vs 3.2"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (1,040k dots vs 1,240k dots), slightly smaller viewfinder (0.53x vs 0.70x), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs sensor shift) and takes slightly lower resolution photos (17.9 MP vs 24 MP).
