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| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-05-29 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.66 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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 Pro has a score of 92.8, which is better than Xperia 1's score of 82.6. IPhone 12 Pro's construction is newer and a little thinner, but a little bit heavier than Xperia 1. Sony Xperia 1 has a little more vivid screen than iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has much worse brightness, it also counts with a much higher 1644 x 3840 resolution, a little bit bigger display and a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
IPhone 12 Pro counts with a better processor than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has less cpu cores (although faster), and they both have a 6 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 12 Pro also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The iPhone 12 Pro features a little bit better camera than Sony Xperia 1, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera, a F1.6 aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the iPhone 12 Pro also has better video frame rates.
The Xperia 1 has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 12 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Xperia 1 also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Xperia 1 has improved battery duration than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because it has 3330mAh of battery capacity against 2815mAh.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro costs a bit more money than the Sony Xperia 1, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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