Home Phone comparison Sony Xperia 10 IV and Xiaomi 12 - Which is better?

Sony Xperia 10 IV vs Xiaomi 12

50 out 100
Sony Xperia 10 IV
VS
65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
Sony Xperia 10 IV
Xiaomi 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Sony Xperia 10 IV Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs Xiaomi 12, Manufactured in December, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 10 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 457ppi
  • Lighter design: 161g vs 180g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12
  • Larger display: 6.28in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Sony Xperia 10 IV and Xiaomi 12
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Sony Xperia 10 IV
vs
Xiaomi 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6 in 6.28 in
Resolution 1080x2520 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 21:9 20:9
Pixel density 457 ppi 419 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 120 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 82 % 89.3 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Sony Xperia 10 IV
681 nits
Xiaomi 12
887 nits
sRGB gamut95.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)253 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 10 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 153 mm (6.02 in) 152.7 mm (6.01 in)
Width 67 mm (2.64 in) 69.9 mm (2.75 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.16 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Sony Xperia 10 IV
82 %
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %

Performance

Testing Sony Xperia 10 IV and Xiaomi 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Sony Xperia 10 IV
914
Xiaomi 12
1702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Sony Xperia 10 IV
2088
Xiaomi 12
3977
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9141702
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)20883977
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Sony Xperia 10 IV], [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Sony Xperia 10 IV
443825
Xiaomi 12
1187033
CPU152799308025
GPU84257439066
Memory95239237645
UX111530212297
NanoReview Score4438251187033
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Sony Xperia 10 IV
n/a
Xiaomi 12
8751
Stabilityn/a60 %
Graphics Testn/a52 fps
Graphics Scoren/a8751
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Sony Xperia 10 IV
n/a
Xiaomi 12
12987
Writing scoren/a14840
Web scoren/a11534
Video editingn/a7452
Data manipulationn/a9643
NanoReview Scoren/a12987

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 23 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (28% in 30 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:30 h 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Sony Xperia 10 IV
30:04
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Web Browsing12:22 h06:17 h
Video Playback18:24 h10:46 h
Games07:07 h04:42 h
Standby Mode142 h71 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX486Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/2.81/1.56
Pixel size1.25 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length54 mmn/a
SensorSK Hi-847n/a
Sensor size1/4.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length16 mm12 mm
SensorSK Hi-846OmniVision OV13B10
Sensor size1/4.01/3.06
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Sony Xperia 10 IV
52
Xiaomi 12
118
Video quality
Sony Xperia 10 IV
73
Xiaomi 12
121
Overall camera score
Sony Xperia 10 IV
63
Xiaomi 12
113
Bokeh5555
Preview5169
Zoom6472
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 10 IV], [Xiaomi 12]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor Hynix Hi-846 OmniVision OV32B40
Sensor size 1/4 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsHSDPA 2100 (Band 1), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 900 (Band 8)WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Sony Xperia 10 IV
85.8 dB
Xiaomi 12
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr December, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 580
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12 the clear winner in this comparison.

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