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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-07-01 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Sony Xperia 1 III has a score of 93.3, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 12 mini's overall score of 88.5. The Sony Xperia 1 III is a much heavier and a bit thicker cellphone than iPhone 12 mini. The Sony Xperia 1 III comes with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 12 mini counts with iOS 14.x operating system.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a bit sharper screen than Xperia 1 III, although it has a little smaller display, a lot worse amount of pixels in each inch in the screen and a much lower 1080 x 2340 resolution. The iPhone 12 mini has a bit better processing power than Xperia 1 III, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Sony Xperia 1 III counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage. The Xperia 1 III counts with a way better battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 2227mAh.
Sony Xperia 1 III takes slightly better pictures and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for capturing pictures and video in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the Sony Xperia 1 III also counts with better 120 fps video frame rates.
Although Xperia 1 III is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Apple iPhone 12 mini. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Xperia 1 III, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Apple iPhone 12 mini, resigning a couple specifications.
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