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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | Android 12 |
| 2015-09-02 | 2021-12-28 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 6.44 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 7.20 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Green and White | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 409.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 12.76 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi 12 Pro has a score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Xperia Z5's 77.6 overall score. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi 12 Pro has a newer 12 version and Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1, so it counts with some additional features and some performance improvements. Xiaomi 12 Pro's body is incredibly newer than Xperia Z5's, although it's way heavier and a little bit thicker.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro has a slightly better looking screen than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a bigger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 3200 and a quite better number of pixels per inch of screen. Xperia Z5 has a very superior hardware performance than Xiaomi 12 Pro, because although it has 5 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z5 also counts with a graphics processor.
The Xiaomi 12 Pro captures greater photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a way better video definition, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality and a much more MP back-facing camera.
Xiaomi 12 Pro features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Xiaomi 12 Pro has a much longer battery life than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a 4600mAh battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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