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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-12 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and Grey |
| 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 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.67 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 score of 88.7, which is slightly better than Xperia 5 II's 87.2 global score. The iPhone 12 construction is a little thinner but a bit heavier than the Xperia 5 II, and they were released with only a few months difference. IPhone 12 has a better looking screen than Xperia 5 II, and although they both have a same size display, the iPhone 12 also has a quite better resolution of 1170 x 2532 and a just a bit higher quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
The iPhone 12 features a better performing processing unit than Sony Xperia 5 II, because although it has 2 less cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processor. Xperia 5 II features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Xperia 5 II has a way better battery duration than iPhone 12, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Xperia 5 II captures clearer photos and videos than iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have a 12 megapixels resolution camera and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia 5 II also counts with higher 120 fps video frame rates.
Apple iPhone 12 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the Sony Xperia 5 II, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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