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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-06-01 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Pink, Red and Silver | Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 801 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.77 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Sony Xperia XZ Premium is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, getting a 79.8 score against 75.7. Sony Xperia XZ Premium's body has the same thickness than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, but it's a little bit heavier. Xperia XZ Premium features a much better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because although it has much worse brightness and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher pixels quantity per inch in the display and a lot higher resolution of 2160 x 3840.
Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much greater hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro takes much better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro also has a way larger camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures, a larger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Xperia XZ Premium has just a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro features a much better battery performance than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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