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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 14.x | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2015-09-02 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 477 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 4.16 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 mini is better than the Xperia Z5, having an 88.5 score against 77.6. The Apple iPhone 12 mini is a lighter phone than Xperia Z5, but both of them are equally thin. Apple iPhone 12 mini works with iOS 14.x operating system, and Xperia Z5 works with Android 5.1 operating system. The iPhone 12 mini counts with a little sharper screen than Xperia Z5, because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a bit larger display and a just a little greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Xperia Z5 has a better memory to store more games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 200 GB. The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a greater processing power than Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a greater amount of RAM.
The Xperia Z5 has greater battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 30 percent larger battery size. The Xperia Z5 has a slightly better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xperia Z5 also counts with a camera with lot more mega pixels.
Apple iPhone 12 mini costs a lot more than the Xperia Z5, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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