Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-07-30 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 760 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 10.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.16 | 5.52 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 12 mini has a general score of 88.5, which is a bit better than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium's 82.2 general score. The Apple iPhone 12 mini construction is way newer, a lot thinner and much lighter than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with a better screen than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has much worse brightness, it also counts with a lot higher 2160 x 3840 resolution, a little bit larger screen and way more pixels per inch of screen.
IPhone 12 mini has a quite superior processing power than Xperia XZ2 Premium, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has a bit better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for taking images and video in low light environments and lower video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium also counts with a way higher resolution back facing camera.
The Xperia XZ2 Premium has a much greater storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Xperia XZ2 Premium also has a SD card slot that allows up to 400 GB. Xperia XZ2 Premium has a much longer battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 3540mAh of battery capacity against 2227mAh.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, iPhone 12 mini is also a bargain compared to others.
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