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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-11-13 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.16 | 5.28 |
| 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 better than the Sony Xperia XZ3, with an 88.5 score against 79.6. The iPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x operating system, while Sony Xperia XZ3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The iPhone 12 mini design is notably newer, much thinner and a lot lighter than Sony Xperia XZ3.
IPhone 12 mini counts with a slightly better display than Xperia XZ3, because although it has a just a little lower pixels density, a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot brighter screen. Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a superior storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 12 mini, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a better CPU than Sony Xperia XZ3, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Xperia XZ3 features just a bit better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rate and a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xperia XZ3 also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher 19 mega-pixels resolution.
Sony Xperia XZ3 features a really longer battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 3330mAh battery capacity.
IPhone 12 mini is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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