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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2021-03-18 | 2020-10-12 |
| 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, blue and white | Black, Blue and Grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| PLS | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Xperia 5 II has a global score of 87.2, which is a little bit better than Galaxy M12's 80 general score. Xperia 5 II is a thinner and noticeably lighter phone than Galaxy M12, although they were released with only 5 months difference. The Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy M12, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better amount of pixels per inch of display and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels. The Xperia 5 II features a little bit better camera than Galaxy M12, because although it has a camera in the back with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better images and video in low light environments and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Xperia 5 II counts with a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy M12, because although it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy M12 features a superior battery performance than Xperia 5 II, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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