Sony Xperia 5 III vs Xiaomi 12S

950 USD

950 USD

Available

Available

Sony Mobiles

Xiaomi Mobiles

Sony Xperia 5 III

Xiaomi 12S

2021, July 31

2022, July 07

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia

1, 3, 5, 8, 28 SA/NSA

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)

152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm or 8.7 mm

168 g (5.93 oz)

179 g / 182 g (6.31 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Black, Green, Pink

Gray, White, Purple, Green

OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak), Touch Sampling Rate: Up to 240Hz, Color Gamut: DCI-P3 Color Gamut, Dolby Vision: Support, Peak Brightness: 1100nit, Contrast 5,000,000 : 1｜HDR10+ ｜Sunshine Screen｜12bit｜Paper Eye Protection｜360° Photosensitive| Heart Rate Monitor| Auto Brightness 2.0

6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.28 inches, 95.2 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~419 ppi density)

Android 11

Android 12, MIUI 13

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)

Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

Adreno 660

Adreno 730

8GB

8GB/12GB

128GB/256GB

128GB/256GB/512GB

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

No

12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS

13 MP, f/2.4, 15mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF

5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, 30fps super night scene丨front and rear dual scenes | voice subtitles丨cute shot丨video filters Panorama, full-screen photo, gesture photo, front HDR, front screen soft halo , countdown photo

4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm

32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm

HDR

HDR, panorama

1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery

Fast charging 67W, 100% in 42 min (advertised), Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 57 min (advertised), Reverse wireless charging 10W, Power Delivery 3.0, Quick Charge 4+

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum, Beidou: B1I + B1C+ B2a丨GPS: L1 + L5丨Galileo: E1 + E5a GLONASS: G1丨QZSS: L1 + L5丨NavIC: L5 A-GNSS丨Data Network Positioning丨Wi-Fi Network Positioning丨Sensor Assisted Positioning

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

No, 24-bit/192kHz audio Tuned by Harman Kardon

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

5.2, A2DP, LE

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC

USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output

USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Yes

No