Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-07-30 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 760 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 10.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus is slightly better than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, having an 84.2 score against 82.2. Although the Apple iPhone 6s Plus is much older than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, it's body is a lot thinner and lighter. Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with a more vivid screen than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a much greater pixel number per inch of display, a way brighter display, a quite bigger display and a way better 2160 x 3840 resolution.
The iPhone 6s Plus features a bit more powerful processing unit than Xperia XZ2 Premium, because although it has 4 GB less RAM and a lower number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bits processing unit. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has a bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 400 GB.
Xperia XZ2 Premium has longer battery performance than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a 3540mAh battery capacity instead of 2750mAh. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium takes slightly better photos and videos than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium also has a much more mega pixels camera, a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and videos and a way larger back camera sensor.
IPhone 6s Plus is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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