Xiaomi 12 vs Sony Xperia 5 IV Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi 12	Sony Xperia 5 IV
Released · Dec 31, 2021	Released · Sep 22, 2022
6.3-inch · 2400x1080px	6.1-inch · 2520x1080px
Triple camera	Triple camera
8GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm	6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches 156 x 67 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g)	6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.3-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
89.30 %	83.11 %
Peak brightness
1100 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.00GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 30.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 35min

Browsing

14h 30min

Video

6h 52min

Gaming

8h 22min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Third camera
5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Focal Length: 50 mm	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) EIS	Yes
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA	Bands 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 28, 2021

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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