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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-11-13 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.34 |
| 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 | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 5.2 |
| 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 Pro Max has a general score of 93.2, which is much better than the Xperia XZ Premium's overall score of 79.8. The iPhone 12 Pro Max construction is much newer and just a bit thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Xperia XZ Premium. The Xperia XZ Premium features a bit better display than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has much worse brightness and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 2160 x 3840 and a way better amount of pixels per display inch.
The Xperia XZ Premium features slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features a better processor than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because although it has less processing cores , it also counts with more RAM and a 64-bit CPU.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max features just a bit longer battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 3687mAh of battery capacity instead of 3230mAh. Xperia XZ Premium counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light images and lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xperia XZ Premium also counts with a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
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