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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| 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 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 III is slightly better than iPhone 12 mini, with a 90.5 score against 88.5. The Xperia 5 III is a way heavier and a little bit thicker cellphone than the iPhone 12 mini. The Xperia 5 III works with Android 11 OS, and iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS. IPhone 12 mini counts with a brighter screen than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little worse 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a better processing unit than Xperia 5 III, because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM and lesser cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor. Xperia 5 III captures clearer photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same resolution camera and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia 5 III also counts with faster video frame rate.
The Xperia 5 III has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 1 TB and 192 GB more internal memory capacity. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a very superior battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 2227mAh.
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