Sony Xperia 5 III vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

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7.5	9.0
Sony Xperia 5 III	Apple iPhone 12
Released · Oct 08, 2021	Released · Oct 23, 2020
6.1-inch	6.1-inch
Triple camera	Dual camera
8GB · 256GB	4GB · 64GB
4500 mAh	2815 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$829

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm	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)
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Pink	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 660	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual 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 (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
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	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) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (HDR)	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, 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, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$979

Links

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