The new Apple iPhone 12 Pro device has a 4 camera setup with a main lens of 12 MP, Apple A14 Bionic processor chipset and a battery of 15 mAh. On other side, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has awesome features. The comparison for both models with new specs are detailed next.

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Processor and Operating System
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro runs on Apple A14 Bionic chipset and the processor has a total of 6 cores composed by 2 cores of 2.65 GHz Firestorm and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz Icestorm. It has a maximum CPU frequency of . Some other special features include 64 bit architecture and Next‑generation Neural Engine. Running on iOS 14 operating system.
The Apple A14 BionicBoth phones are using the same processor, Apple A14 Bionic. the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865.
Meanwhile, the Sony Xperia 5 II has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, the second processor has a total of 8 cores composed by 1 core of 2.84 GHz Kryo 585, 3 cores of 2.42 GHz Kryo 585 and 4 cores of 1.8 GHz Kryo 585. It has a maximum CPU frequency of 2840 MHz (megahertz). Some other special features include 64 bit architecture,Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming and Game Enhancer. And it’s running on iOS 14 OS system.
Graphics Processor (GPU)
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro is carrying a Apple GPU,4 cores gpu in the interior and the Sony Xperia 5 II has the Qualcomm Adreno 650,587 MHz (megahertz) graphics processor.
Battery
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro battery capacity is 15 mAh which is a 26566.6% (percent) less powerful than the 4000 mAh offered by the Sony Xperia 5 II. Some features include Wireless charging, Fast charging, Non-removable, MagSafe wireless charging – 15W, Qi wireless charging – 7.5W and USB Power Delivery 3.0.
The Sony Xperia 5 II battery include Fast charging, Non-removable, Xperia Adaptive Charging, Battery Care, STAMINA Mode, Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ and USB Power Delivery 3.0.
Screen
The handset is using a OLED display with 1170 x 2532 pixels and a screen size of 6.1 in (inches).
Meanwhile the Sony Xperia 5 II is featuring a OLED display with 1080 x 2520 pixels and a screen size of 6.1 in (inches).
As we can see here, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro is the same size as Sony Xperia 5 II screen.
The main display features of both phones are detailed next:
Apple iPhone 12 Pro | Sony Xperia 5 II |
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1200 cd/m² peak brightness | 100% DCI-P3 |
2000000:1 | 120 Hz refresh rate |
800 cd/m² typical brightness | 240 Hz touch sampling rate |
Capacitive | 400 cd/m² |
Ceramic Shield | 8-bit+FRC color bit depth |
Dolby Vision | Capacitive |
Haptic Touch | CinemaWide display |
HDR10 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
Multi-touch | Dynamic contrast enhancement |
Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating | Dynamic Vibration system |
Scratch resistant | HDR |
Super Retina XDR | ITU-R BT.2020 (REC.2020) |
True tone display | Multi-touch |
Wide color display (P3) | Peak brightness – 650 cd/m² |
Wide color gamut | Scratch resistant |
Triluminos display for mobile | |
X1 for mobile | |
X-Reality display |
RAM Memory and storage
On the memory hardware side, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro is carrying a ram memory of 6 GB (gigabytes) with some features like 2750 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR5 and Double channel.
The Sony Xperia 5 II is coming with a 8 GB (gigabytes) and it has some features like 2750 MHz (megahertz), LPDDR5 and Double channel.
In the basic edition, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro gives a 33.3% more ram memory capacity than Sony Xperia 5 II.
How much built-in storage space you can get for apps and saving photos, files and video? The Apple iPhone 12 Pro comes with or 128 GB (gigabytes) or 256 GB (gigabytes) or 512 GB (gigabytes). In the basic edition, both phones have the same storage capacity of 128 gigabytes.
The max storage capacity offered by the Apple iPhone 12 Pro is 512 gigabytes ,which is a 300% more than the Sony Xperia 5 II with 128 gigabytes.
Sony Xperia 5 II gets you or 128 GB (gigabytes) of internal storage.
Rear Camera
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro rear camera setup is composed by 4 lenses of 12/12/12/TOF MP , the flash type is LED , a pixel size of 1.7 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.6 f/2.4 f/2.2 respectively.

Meanwhile the Sony Xperia 5 II rear camera comes with 3 lenses of 12/12/12 MP , the flash type is LED , a focal length (35 equivalent):24 mm , carrying sensor like Sony IMX557 , a pixel size of 1.8 µm (micrometers) and aperture lens of f/1.7 f/2.4 f/2.2 respectively.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro | Sony Xperia 5 II |
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1080p @ 240 fps | 1080p @ 960 fps |
10x digital zoom (#2) | 3x optical zoom (#2) |
2x optical zoom (#3) | 5-axis stabilization |
4x optical zoom range (#3) | 720p @ 960 fps |
5-element lens (#2) | Angle of view – 124° (#3) |
6-element lens (#3) | Angle of view – 34° (#2) |
Angle of view – 120° (#2) | Aperture size- f/2.2 (#3) |
Aperture size – f/2.2 (#3) | Aperture size- f/2.4 (#2) |
Aperture size – f/2.4 (#2) | Autofocus |
Autofocus | Cinematography Pro |
Cinematic video stabilization | Continuous shooting |
Continuous autofocus | Digital image stabilization |
Continuous shooting | Digital zoom |
Digital zoom | Dual Pixel PDAF |
Dolby Vision HDR video recording | Dual Pixel PDAF (#3) |
Exposure compensation | Exposure compensation |
Face detection | Face detection |
Geotagging | Focal length (35 mm equivalent) – 16 mm (#3) |
HDR | Focal length (35 mm equivalent) – 70 mm (#2) |
ISO settings | Geotagging |
LiDAR scanner | HDR |
Macro mode | ISO settings |
Night Mode | OIS / EIS video stabilization (#2) |
OIS (#3) | Optical image stabilization |
Optical image stabilization | Optical zoom |
Optical zoom | Panorama |
Panorama | Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) |
Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) | Pixel size – 1.0 μm (#2) |
RAW | Pixel size – 1.4 μm (#2) |
Sapphire crystal lens cover | Real-Time Eye AF for Humans and Animals |
Scene mode | Scene mode |
Secondary rear camera – 12 MP (ultra-wide-angle) | Secondary rear camera – 12 MP (telephoto) |
Self-timer | Self-timer |
Third rear camera – 12 MP (telephoto) | Sensor edition – Samsung S5K3T2 (#2) |
Touch focus | Sensor edition – Sony IMX363 (#3) |
White balance settings | Sensor size – 1/2.55″ (#3) |
Sensor size – 1/3.4″ (#2) | |
Third rear camera – 12 MP (ultra-wide angle) | |
TOF (Time Of Flight) 3D camera | |
Touch focus | |
White balance settings | |
Zeiss lens | |
Zeizz T Coating |
Front Camera – Selfie
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro comes with a 12 MP in the front.
The Sony Xperia 5 II has a 8 MP as a main front-camera.
Some other front camera features are detailed next:
Apple iPhone 12 Pro | Sony Xperia 5 II |
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1080p @ 120 fps | 8 MP |
12 MP | Aperture:f/2.0 |
Aperture:f/2.0.2 | HDR |
Cinematic video stabilization | Pixel size:1.12 µm /0.001120 mm |
Deep Fusion | Sensor model:Samsung S5K4H7 |
Digital image stabilization | Sensor type:CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) |
Face detection | |
Face unlock | |
HDR | |
Night Mode | |
Sensor type:CMOS BSI (backside illumination) |
Data network and speed connectivity/bandwidth
The mobile networks technologies improve the communication between devices, connectivity speed and files download/upload bandwidth depending of the place.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro | Sony Xperia 5 II |
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5G NSA | 5G is market-dependent |
5G SA | 5G NSA |
EDGE | 5G SA |
EV-DO Rev. A(1.8/3.1 Mbit/s) | EDGE |
Gigabit-class LTE with 2×2 MIMO and LAA | GPRS |
GPRS | HSPA+(5.76/ 42 Mbit/s) |
HSPA+(5.76/ 42.2 Mbit/s) | LTE Cat 19 |
LTE | UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
LTE-A(500/1 Gbit/s) | |
TD- | |
TD-SCDMA | |
UMTS(384 kbit/s) |
Price
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro price is $999 and the Sony Xperia 5 II price tag is $950