Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | $ 848.00 |
| 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 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.12 |
| 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 has a general score of 88.7, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia 5's score of 81. The iPhone 12 is a just a bit thinner cellphone than the Sony Xperia 5, but both weight the same. Apple iPhone 12 counts with a quite better hardware performance than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone 12 counts with a brighter display than Xperia 5, and although they both have a display with the same size, the iPhone 12 also has a quite better resolution of 1170 x 2532 and a just a bit greater count of pixels per inch of screen. The iPhone 12 captures slightly better photos and videos than Xperia 5, and although they both have a F1.6 camera aperture, a camera in the back with a 12 mega pixels resolution and the same (4K) video quality, the iPhone 12 also has better 60 fps video frame rate.
Sony Xperia 5 counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 12, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Sony Xperia 5 features just a little better battery life than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 3140mAh battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Apple iPhone 12 is also cheaper than the other phone.
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