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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | -- |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.52 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is better than the Xperia XA2 Plus, having a score of 88.7 against 78.6. IPhone 12 works with iOS 15.x OS, and Xperia XA2 Plus counts with Android 8.0 Oreo OS. The iPhone 12 construction is newer, a lot thinner and notably lighter than the Xperia XA2 Plus. IPhone 12 counts with a better performing processing unit than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Apple iPhone 12 features a better screen than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a lot brighter display, a little higher resolution of 1170 x 2532, a little bigger screen and a bit higher pixel density. Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 400 GB.
The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus features a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has worse video frame rates and a smaller aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a back-facing camera with a much better 23 megapixels resolution.
Xperia XA2 Plus features improved battery duration than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 3580mAh battery size instead of 2815mAh.
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