Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.97 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is just a bit better than Sony Xperia Z5, getting a overall score of 85.3 against 77.6. Even though the Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max is notably newer than the Sony Xperia Z5, it's just a bit thicker and extremely heavier. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, while Sony Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1 OS.
IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a superior hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and 1 GB more RAM memory. The Sony Xperia Z5 and Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max have extremely similar screens, although the Sony Xperia Z5 has a much smaller display, a just a little less pixels per screen inch and a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080.
The Sony Xperia Z5 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a F1.8 aperture, the Sony Xperia Z5 also counts with a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution and a larger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos.
The Xperia Z5 counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than iPhone 11 Pro Max, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 200 GB. The Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max features a superior battery performance than Xperia Z5, because it has a 3969mAh battery size instead of 2900mAh.
Although iPhone 11 Pro Max is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Sony Xperia Z5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Sony Xperia Z5. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy Sony Xperia Z5, and give up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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