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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2017-10-01 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full 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 | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 4.16 |
| 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 Apple iPhone 12 mini is much better than the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, with an 88.5 score against 74.6. The Apple iPhone 12 mini construction is incredibly newer, a little lighter and a lot thinner than the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact. The iPhone 12 mini counts with a faster CPU than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone 12 mini also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The iPhone 12 mini features a much better looking display than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a better pixels amount in each inch in the display, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a larger screen. Xperia XZ1 Compact has just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has worse video frame rate and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low-light images and video, and they both have the same video resolution, the Xperia XZ1 Compact also counts with a camera with a way higher 19 mega-pixels resolution.
The Xperia XZ1 Compact has a better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Xperia XZ1 Compact has longer battery performance than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 21 percent more battery capacity.
IPhone 12 mini is more expensive than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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