Apple iPhone 12 vs Sony Xperia 1 IV Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $829

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)	6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.78 oz / 164.0 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, 120Hz
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2009	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4369	Untested
3D Mark High
2347	Untested
3D Mark Low
1801	Untested

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Battery

Type
2815 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 42min

Video

6h 32min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.2x Aperture size: F2.3
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	Yes
Front
12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave Europe version - n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71 Europe version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 Europe version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

With 16GB RAM and 512 GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$979

For Europe

5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46

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