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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Green and Pink |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 457 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 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 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
IPhone 12 Pro Max is a little bit better than the Xperia 5 III, with a 93.2 score against 90.5. The iPhone 12 Pro Max has iOS 15.x operating system, while Xperia 5 III works with Android 11 operating system. The iPhone 12 Pro Max design is incredibly heavier but a bit thinner than the Xperia 5 III, and both of them were released with only a couple months difference.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a superior processing power than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a lower number of cores and 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processor. The iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a more vivid screen than Xperia 5 III, because it has a little bit more pixels per display inch, a bit higher 1284 x 2778 pixels resolution and a quite larger display.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a much greater memory for games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1 TB. The Xperia 5 III counts with improved battery performance than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The Xperia 5 III has a slightly better camera than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have a 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia 5 III also counts with better video frame rates.
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