Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (CDMA) Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (CDMA)

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Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual or Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (CDMA) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ (CDMA)
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Release date 2015, September 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.4 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.98 in 154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm | 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.98 in
Weight 180 g | 6.35 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Chrome, Black, Gold Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 3430 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.7" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.3% 76.5%
Screen resolution 2160 x 3840 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 801 PPI 515 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 23 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5.1 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5.1 MP, f/2.4 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57) - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 430 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 5 Single Core 224 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 530 995
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1239
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2751
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4138

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E6833, E6883
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800) - E6833 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - E6883
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - G928V
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G928V, G928P, G928R
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - G928V 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800) - G928P 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G928R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA), EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.39 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head)     0.68 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
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- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
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-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
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Versions
- Versions: G928V (Verizon); G928P (Sprint); G928R (US Cellular)

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