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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-05-22 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black and Purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 II is better than Samsung Galaxy A12, getting a overall score of 91 against 80.3. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Sony Xperia 1 II has a more recent 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A12 has Android 10 version. The Sony Xperia 1 II body is somewhat lighter and thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A12, even though both of them were released with only a couple months difference.
Xperia 1 II has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A12, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xperia 1 II also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Xperia 1 II features a lot better looking display than Galaxy A12, and although they both have a same size screen, the Xperia 1 II also has a much better resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels and a much greater pixel quantity per inch of display.
Xperia 1 II has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a back camera with lot less mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger aperture and a much higher video quality. Xperia 1 II features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a SD memory slot that admits 24 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A12 features longer battery performance than Sony Xperia 1 II, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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