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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-10-12 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and Grey |
| 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 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is a little bit better than Sony Xperia 5 II, with a global score of 88.5 against 87.2. Although the Apple iPhone 12 mini and the Sony Xperia 5 II were released only 1 months apart, the Apple iPhone 12 mini is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter. The iPhone 12 mini features a superior CPU than Xperia 5 II, because although it has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone 12 mini has a much better screen than Xperia 5 II, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Xperia 5 II counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light images and video, and they both have a camera in the back with a 12 mega pixels resolution and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xperia 5 II also counts with higher 120 frames per second video frame rates.
Xperia 5 II features a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. The Xperia 5 II has a very superior battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2227mAh.
The iPhone 12 mini not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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