Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-05-29 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 mini is a bit better than Sony Xperia 1, getting an 88.5 score against 82.6. The iPhone 12 mini body is newer, a little thinner and much lighter than the Sony Xperia 1. IPhone 12 mini features a quite superior processing power than Xperia 1, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Xperia 1 counts with a little bit better display than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a lot more opaque display, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per screen inch, a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels and a bigger screen. IPhone 12 mini counts with a bit better camera than Sony Xperia 1, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, a same size camera aperture and a back-facing camera with a 12 mega pixels, the iPhone 12 mini also has faster video frame rates.
The Sony Xperia 1 features a very superior memory to install games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. The Xperia 1 has a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3330mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Apple iPhone 12 mini is also a bargain compared to others, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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