Sony Xperia 5 III vs Xiaomi 12S Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia 5 III	Xiaomi 12S
Released · Oct 08, 2021	Released · Jul 04, 2022
6.1-inch · 2520x1080px	6.3-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera	Triple camera
8GB · 256GB	8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh	4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2021	Jul 04, 2022

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Pink

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body	6.3-inch
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x3.19GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75GHz Cortex-A710 4x1.80GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple 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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.9 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"	5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 50 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	Yes
Front
8 MP (HDR)	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
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	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Links

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