Sony Xperia 5 III vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

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7.5	9.0
Sony Xperia 5 III	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)
Released · Oct 08, 2021	Released · Sep 24, 2021
6.1-inch · 2520x1080px	8.3-inch · 2266x1488px
Triple camera	Single camera
8GB · 256GB	4GB · 64GB
4500 mAh	5078 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	10.34 oz (297.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Green, Pink	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
6.1-inch	8.3-inch
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Technology
OLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
81.34 %	77.41 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 660	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR)	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	Bands 34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	Bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Sep 14, 2021

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

Wi-Fi Only


Weight	10.34 oz (293.0 g)

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Sony Xperia 5 III Specs	Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs
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