Sony Xperia XZ vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XZ or Apple iPhone 6s Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XZ Apple iPhone 6s Plus
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Release date 2016, September 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.83 in 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 3.07 in
Weight 161 g | 5.68 oz 192 g | 6.77 oz
Body Build Aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Mineral black, Platinum, Forest blue, Deep pink Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
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 5.2" in 5.5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.9% 67.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
- 3D Touch display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 23 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF & laser AF -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, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'' 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Adreno 530 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - F8331
64 GB, 3 GB RAM - F8332
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 284 535
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 695 983
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1567
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3616
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7230

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8331, F8332
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8331, F8332
-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-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.20 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 No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
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Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ Dual F8332 with dual-SIM card slots

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