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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 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 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.88 |
| 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 is much better than the Xperia XZ2 Compact, getting a score of 88.7 against 79. IPhone 12's construction is extremely newer, a bit lighter and extremely thinner than Xperia XZ2 Compact. IPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x operating system, and Xperia XZ2 Compact comes with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system.
Apple iPhone 12 counts with just a bit better looking display than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has a bit lower display density, it also counts with a larger display, a lot brighter display and a slightly higher resolution of 1170 x 2532. The Apple iPhone 12 has a better processing unit than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little bit better camera than iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing photographs and videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also counts with a camera with a lot better 19 mega-pixels resolution.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also has an external memory slot that admits up to 400 GB. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 2870mAh battery size against 2815mAh.
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