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| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.66 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 |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 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 | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro has a general score of 92.8, which is a little bit better than the Xperia 5 III's 90.5 overall score. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro comes with iOS 15.x operating system, while Xperia 5 III comes with Android 11 operating system. Even though Apple iPhone 12 Pro and Xperia 5 III were released with only 6 months difference, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro body is just a little thinner but also heavier.
The iPhone 12 Pro has a brighter screen than Xperia 5 III, and although they both have a same size screen, the iPhone 12 Pro also has a just a little higher display density and a slightly better 1170 x 2532 resolution. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 1 TB.
IPhone 12 Pro has a quite superior performance than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 2 lesser processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Sony Xperia 5 III captures just a bit better photographs and videos than iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low light captures and video, and they both have the same resolution back facing camera and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Sony Xperia 5 III also counts with faster video frame rates.
The Xperia 5 III has a superior battery life than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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