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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2017-06-01 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Pink, Red and Silver | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 801 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.3 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 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 | |
| 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 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 is better than Xperia XZ Premium, having a score of 88.7 against 79.8. The iPhone 12 is a a lot newer phone, and it's also somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner than Xperia XZ Premium. Xperia XZ Premium has a little more vivid display than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has way less brightness and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840px and a lot higher screen density.
Apple iPhone 12 features a more powerful processing unit than Xperia XZ Premium, because although it has 2 less CPU cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Xperia XZ Premium counts with a slightly better camera than iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for shooting images and/or video in poorly lited situations and worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same video definition, the Xperia XZ Premium also counts with a camera with a way better 19 megapixels resolution.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB. The Xperia XZ Premium has just a bit better battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has 3230mAh of battery capacity against 2815mAh.
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