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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-11-01 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 393 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ Premium is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, with a 79.8 score against 75.7. The Xperia XZ Premium is a just a little heavier cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, but both are equally thin. Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a lot better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Xperia XZ Premium has a sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because although it has much less brightness and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much higher display density and a much higher resolution of 2160 x 3840px. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has a much better camera than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro also has a lot larger camera sensor taking lot higher quality videos and pictures, a back camera with way more megapixels and a larger aperture to take better low-light photography and videos.
The Xperia XZ Premium has a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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