Sony Xperia Z5 vs Apple iPhone 6s 16GB

Comparing the Sony Xperia Z5 vs Apple iPhone 6s 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB runs at 1.84 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z5 the better performer.

Display: Sony Xperia Z5 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB offers 4.7 inches, making Sony Xperia Z5 the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia Z5 and Apple iPhone 6s 16GB feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia Z5 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia Z5 and Apple iPhone 6s 16GB feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Sony Xperia Z5 offers a higher battery capacity with 2900 mAh, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB offers 1715 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia Z5 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia Z5 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Xperia Z5 receives a higher user rating of 5, while Apple iPhone 6s 16GB has a rating of 4.5.

Sony Xperia Z5

₹19,999

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 6s 16GB

₹62,000

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

69%

71%

Release Date

23 Oct, 2015

16 Oct, 2015

Performance


Snapdragon 810	Apple A9
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Dual Core (upto 1.84 GHz)
3 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	750x1334 px (HD+)

Rear Camera


23 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


2900 mAh	1715 mAh
Quick Charging	N/A
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB

16 GB

User Ratings

5/5

(1 rating)

4.5/5

(93,347 ratings)

Video

1 More Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Oct 16, 2015 (Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

iOS v9

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Apple A9 APL0898

Processor

Octa core

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

Dual core, 1.84 GHz

Co-Processor

N/A

M9 Motion

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430

PowerVR GT7600

RAM

3 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

750x1334 px (HD+)

Pixel Density

424 ppi

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %

65.47 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Design

Height

146 mm

138.3 mm

Width

72 mm

67.1 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

7.1 mm

Weight

154 grams

143 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Aluminium Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.229 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.22µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels

4608 x 2592 Pixels

Settings

ISO control

Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera31 mm focal length BSI Sensor

Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2900 mAh

1715 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 14 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Speed:

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

4G Speed:

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

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

Yesvia microUSB

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Right

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope