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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 9.x | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, 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 | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, having an 84.2 score against 78.6. Apple iPhone 6s Plus comes with iOS 9.x operating system, and Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus is an noticeably older phone than the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, but Apple managed to build it noticeably thinner and just a bit lighter anyway.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a brighter display than Xperia XA2 Plus, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a just a bit less pixels per screen inch and a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, they both have the same brightness. The Xperia XA2 Plus has a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 400 GB.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus features just a bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has 4 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bits CPU. Xperia XA2 Plus shoots a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a back-facing camera with a much higher 23 mega-pixels resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos.
The Xperia XA2 Plus has longer battery life than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 3580mAh battery size.
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