Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2019-10-02 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.12 | 4.8 |
| 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 has a score of 88.7, which is a bit better than Xperia 5's 81 general score. IPhone 12's design has the same weight than the Xperia 5, but it is just a little bit thinner. The iPhone 12 has a brighter display than Sony Xperia 5, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the iPhone 12 also has a slightly higher 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution and a little greater amount of pixels in each inch of display.
The Apple iPhone 12 counts with a superior hardware performance than Xperia 5, because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Apple iPhone 12 features a little bit better camera than Sony Xperia 5, and although they both have a same size aperture, the same 3840x2160 video quality and a 12 mega pixels back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone 12 also has faster 60 fps video frame rates.
The Sony Xperia 5 features a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 12, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage. The Sony Xperia 5 has a bit longer battery life than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 3140mAh of battery capacity.
The iPhone 12 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, making it an easy decision.
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