Xiaomi 12S vs Sony Xperia 5 II

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

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

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
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, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
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
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28 SA/NSA
1, 3, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G

Dimensions
152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm or 8.7 mm
158 x 68 x 8 mm (6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight
179 g / 182 g (6.31 oz)
163 g (5.75 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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)
Colors
Gray, White, Purple, Green
Black, Grey, Blue, Pink

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

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

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

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
13 MP, f/2.4, 15mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
Lens 3
5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF
Features
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
Zeiss optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p, 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

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

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

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

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

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE
5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 3.1; 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