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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2016-09-08 | 2021-12-28 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi 12 is slightly better than the Sony Xperia X Compact, getting a 78.8 score against 71.8. Even though Xiaomi 12 is incredibly heavier than the Sony Xperia X Compact, it's thinner and notably newer. The Xperia X Compact counts with an extremely better CPU than Xiaomi 12, although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores.
Xiaomi 12 has a better looking screen than Xperia X Compact, because it has a better pixel amount in each inch of screen, a way higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a really bigger screen. Xiaomi 12 captures much clearer photos and videos than Xperia X Compact, because it has a much bigger sensor which gives a much better image and video quality, a larger camera aperture to take better low light captures, a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
The Xiaomi 12 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia X Compact, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi 12 counts with a superior battery duration than Sony Xperia X Compact, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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