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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 14.x |
| 2017-04-05 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 477 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 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 + 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 4.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
IPhone 12 mini is much better than Xperia XZs, with a score of 88.5 against 77.2. IPhone 12 mini is a much newer phone, and it is also lighter and a little thinner than Xperia XZs. IPhone 12 mini has a sharper display than Xperia XZs, because it has a quite larger screen, a little bit more pixels per screen inch and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The iPhone 12 mini has a better performing processor than Sony Xperia XZs, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 12 mini also has a 64-bits processor and a higher number of faster cores. The Sony Xperia XZs has more storage to store more games and applications than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Sony Xperia XZs captures greater photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for shooting images and videos in low light situations, and they both have the same video resolution, the Sony Xperia XZs also counts with a camera with a lot higher 19 mega pixels resolution and higher 960 fps video frame rate.
The Xperia XZs has superior battery life than iPhone 12 mini, because it has 2900mAh of battery capacity against 2227mAh.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, iPhone 12 mini is also cheaper than the Xperia XZs.
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