Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 12 vs Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Sony Xperia 1 VII

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Sony
Announced October 2020 February 2025 May 2025
Status Coming Soon - October 2020 Available - February 2025 Available. Released 2025, June
Price Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 109,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Black, White, Silver Chrome, Green Black; other colors
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
161.3 x 75.3 x 9.4 mm
(6.35 x 2.96 x 0.37 in)
161.9 x 74.5 x 8.5 mm
(6.37 x 2.93 x 0.33 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 226 g or 229 g (7.97 oz or 8.08 oz) 192g (6.77oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - China
LTE
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA - China
SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Aerospace-grade glass fiber
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 14 Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades Android 15
User Interface - HyperOS 2 -
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 830 Adreno 830
RAM N/A 16 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 1 TB 512 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
QHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen
120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, 3200 Nits (peak)
Xiaomi Shield Glass 2.0 Protections
FHD+ LTPO OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR BT.2020
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M Colour 68B colors 1B colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.73 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1440 x 3200 pixels (521 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.25% 90.17% 86.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 200 MP + 50 MP 48 MP + 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash No LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1.0"-type, 1.6µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, 70mm (telephoto), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF (10cm - ∞), OIS, 3x optical zoom
200 MP, f/2.6, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 4.3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 115˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D, (depth)
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lenses, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama, 67mm filter ring holder (optional)
48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/3.5, 170mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3.5x-7.1x continuous optical zoom, OIS, 4cm macro @ 120mm, no AF
48 MP, (ultrawide), PDAF
Zeiss Optics, Zeiss T* Lens Coating, Color Spectrum Sensor, Panorama, HDR, Eye Tracking
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480/960/1920fps, gyro-EIS, Dolby Vision HDR 10-bit rec. (4K@60fps, 1080p) 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/3.14", 0.7µm
HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5 5.4, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Si/C Battery
Fast Battery Charging 90W wired, PD3.0, QC3+
80W wireless
10W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless
Reverse wireless
Capacity - 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 17 h (multimedia) - -
Talk Time - - -