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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2017-09-19 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 4.64 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a general score of 88.5, which is much better than the Xperia XZ1's 78.3 overall score. Apple iPhone 12 mini is a lighter cellphone than Xperia XZ1, but both are 0.29inches thick. The iPhone 12 mini counts with a better performance than Sony Xperia XZ1, because although it has lesser cpu cores (although they are faster), and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
IPhone 12 mini has a better looking screen than Xperia XZ1, because it has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a little bit more pixels per inch in the display and a bit bigger screen. The Sony Xperia XZ1 features just a bit better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light images and video and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia XZ1 also counts with a back camera with a much better 19 mega pixels resolution.
Xperia XZ1 counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Xperia XZ1 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. The Xperia XZ1 features superior battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 2700mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Apple iPhone 12 mini is also the cheapest one.
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