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Sony Xperia 5 II vs Apple iPhone 12 mini

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 12 mini , Sony Xperia 5 II

Apple iPhone 12 mini 2020 year of release, cpu - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), screen 5.4", with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 12 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia 5 II 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.1", with resolution 1080x2520. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super Retina XDR OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.4" inc 6.1" inc
Screen area 71.9 cm2 86.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 21:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.1% 80.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2520 px
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6'' -12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55''
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 122
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 93
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
Performance Operating system OS iOS 14.1 Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) - Adreno 650
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 614169
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1570
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3910
General specs Release date 2020, October 13 2020, September 17
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.5 Х 64.2 Х 7.4 mm 158 Х 68 Х 8 mm
Weight 135 g 163 g
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Black, Grey, Blue, Pink
Battery 2227 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price 780 EUR 900 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 15 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 50 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172 -5G - 1, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -625 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak) - HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine -120Hz refresh rate
Other features Dop - Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi fast wireless charging 12W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A2403 (International); A2172 (USA); A2402 (Canada, Japan); A2404 (China, Hong Kong) - Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass - Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 12 mini
  • Screen 5.4"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
Reasons to buy Xperia 5 II
  • Screen 6.1"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB