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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-09 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6 Plus is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ3, having a global score of 80.4 against 79.6. Apple iPhone 6 Plus counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus is an noticeably older phone than Sony Xperia XZ3, but it is much thinner and lighter anyway.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. Apple iPhone 6 Plus features a slightly better looking screen than Xperia XZ3, although it has a bit darker screen, a little smaller display, a way lower pixels count per inch in the screen and a much lower resolution of 1920 x 1080.
The Xperia XZ3 features a greater storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB. Xperia XZ3 takes better pictures and videos than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a camera with a much better resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations, a way larger camera sensor capturing much better quality photographs and videos and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Xperia XZ3 features a bit better battery duration than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3330mAh of battery capacity against 2915mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Apple iPhone 6 Plus is also a lot cheaper.
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