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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-06-11 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SM6350 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619L GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| 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 | -- |
| 4.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini has a score of 88.5, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia 10 III's 83.7 global score. IPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS, and Sony Xperia 10 III comes with Android 11 OS. The iPhone 12 mini is a noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner phone than Sony Xperia 10 III, although both of them were released with only 7 months difference.
Apple iPhone 12 mini has a greater processing power than Xperia 10 III, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPhone 12 mini has a better looking screen than Sony Xperia 10 III, because although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Xperia 10 III, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back camera with a 12 megapixels, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also has a bigger aperture for better low-light captures and better video frame rates.
Sony Xperia 10 III features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 10 III features a very superior battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 2227mAh.
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