Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-23 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 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 (30 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 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.8 | 5.28 |
| 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
The iPhone 12 is much better than the Xperia XZ3, getting an 88.7 score against 79.6. IPhone 12 is a way newer cellphone, and it's also a lot thinner and lighter than Xperia XZ3. IPhone 12 counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Xperia XZ3 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Apple iPhone 12 counts with a greater hardware performance than Sony Xperia XZ3, because although it has 2 less cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone 12 counts with just a bit better display than Sony Xperia XZ3, because although it has a bit worse pixels density and a little lower 1170 x 2532 resolution, it also counts with a little bit larger screen and a really brighter display. Sony Xperia XZ3 features just a bit better camera than iPhone 12, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs and video in low light environments and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also counts with a camera with much more mega-pixels.
Xperia XZ3 has a way bigger memory for games and applications than iPhone 12, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Xperia XZ3 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Xperia XZ3 features improved battery life than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 3330mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, the Apple iPhone 12 is also cheap compared to the Xperia XZ3, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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