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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.4 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.12 |
| 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
IPhone 12 mini is a bit better than Sony Xperia 5, with a overall score of 88.5 against 81. The iPhone 12 mini design is newer, lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Sony Xperia 5. The iPhone 12 mini features a superior hardware performance than Xperia 5, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
IPhone 12 mini features a sharper display than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. Apple iPhone 12 mini has a slightly better camera than Xperia 5, and although they both have a 12 megapixels camera in the back, the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also has faster 60 fps video frame rates.
The Sony Xperia 5 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Xperia 5 features a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3140mAh battery size.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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