Sony Xperia 1 III vs Xiaomi Redmi 12C

Sony Xperia 1 III

Xiaomi Redmi 12C

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 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, 71 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA; 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe; 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

Plastic
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

165 mm

168.8 mm
Width

71 mm

76.4 mm
Thickness

8.2 mm

8.8 mm
Weight

186 / 187.1 g

192 g
Waterproof

IP65/IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

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Dust proof

IP65/IP68

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Colors

Black, Gray, Purple

Black, Blue, Mint, Violet

Display
Display type

OLED

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.5 inches

6.71 inches
Resolution

1644 x 3840 pixels

720 x 1650 pixels
Pixel density

643 ppi

268 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

120Hz, HDR BT.2020, 4K@60Hz / FHD@120Hz

500 nits (typ)

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.7 , 24 mm, 1/1.7" , 1.8 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8
(telephoto) , 12 MP, f/2.3 , 70 mm, 1/2.9" , 3x optical zoom

(depth) , 0.08 MP
124˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 16 mm, 1/2.6"
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera optics

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating

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Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, Real-time eye AF, Real-time tracking, cinematography pro, 5-axis stabilization

Autofocus, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

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Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 78˚ , 24 mm, 1/4" , 1.12 µm

5 MP, f/3.0 , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

2560 x 1944 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

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USB

Type-C 3.1

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

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NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

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Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, fingerprint, virtual proximity sensing