Sony Xperia 5 II vs Xiaomi 12S

Product
Sony Xperia 5 II
950 USD
Xiaomi 12S
950 USD

Price
950 USD
950 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Sony Mobiles
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
Sony Xperia 5 II
Xiaomi 12S

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G bands
1, 3, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
1, 3, 5, 8, 28 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

Dimensions
158 x 68 x 8 mm (6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm or 8.7 mm
Weight
163 g (5.75 oz)
179 g / 182 g (6.31 oz)
Build
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
SIM
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)
Colors
Black, Grey, Blue, Pink
Gray, White, Purple, Green

Type
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
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
Size
6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.28 inches, 95.2 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~419 ppi density)

OS
Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11
Android 12, MIUI 13
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Adreno 650
Adreno 730

RAM
8GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
128GB/256GB UFS
128GB/256GB/512GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
No

Lens 1
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
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 15mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
Features
Zeiss optics, 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
Video
4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p, 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
Features
HDR
HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS
1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Capacity
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min (advertised, with the incl. 18W charger) USB Power Delivery 3.0
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+

Sensors
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

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio Dynamic vibration system
No, 24-bit/192kHz audio Tuned by Harman Kardon

WLAN
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
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Performance
AnTuTu: 532655 (v8) GeekBench: 3301 (v5.1) GFXBench: 41fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
-28.3 LUFS (Average)
Battery life
Endurance rating 102h