Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia M5 Dual or Apple iPhone 6s Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia M5 Dual Apple iPhone 6s Plus
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Release date 2015, August 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.83 in 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 3.07 in
Weight 142.6 g | 5.03 oz 192 g | 6.77 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 495 h (2G) / Up to 504 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 49 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h 30 min
Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 80 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.0% 67.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 3D Touch display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 21.2 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -21.2 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 -12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, AF 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Functions Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm) - Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU PowerVR G6200 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 231491
Antutu 10 CPU 69288
Antutu 10 GPU 69989
Antutu 10 Mem 38586
Antutu 10 UX 69288
Antutu 8 Total 171835
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 602
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 838
GeekBench 6 Metal 2849
GeekBench 5 Single Core 535
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 983
GeekBench 4 Single Core 726
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3327
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2515

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5633, E5643, E5663
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5633 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - E5643 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5663
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) - A1633 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1634
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.93 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
--Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia M5 E5633, E5643, E5663

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