Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.1 GHz, while Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual runs at 2.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual offers 5.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus offers 16 MP, making Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual offers a higher battery capacity with 3430 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus offers 3000 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual both receive the same user rating of 3.9.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

₹28,199

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual

₹62,990

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

75%

72%

Release Date

02 Sep, 2015

12 Nov, 2015

Performance


Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420	Snapdragon 810
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	2160x3840 px (UHD (4k))

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	23 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3430 mAh
Fast Charging	Quick Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5

(214 ratings)

3.9/5

(181 ratings)

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Nov 12, 2015 (Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Processor

Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T760 MP8

Adreno 430

RAM

4 GB

3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

2160x3840 px (UHD (4k))

Pixel Density

515 ppi

801 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.35 %

70.9 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass

N/A

Design

Height

154.4 mm

Width

75.8 mm

76 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

153 grams

181 grams

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor

23 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Hybrid Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

5536 x 4152 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

Flash

N/A

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

3430 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Quick Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.45 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Side

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope