Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | $ 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 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.81 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.28 |
| 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 iPhone 6s Plus is a bit better than the Xperia XZ3, getting a global score of 84.2 against 79.6. IPhone 6s Plus is an a lot older cellphone than the Xperia XZ3, but it's a bit lighter and way thinner anyway. IPhone 6s Plus counts with iOS 9.x operating system, while Xperia XZ3 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The iPhone 6s Plus has a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia XZ3, although it has less brightness, a bit smaller display, a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot lower pixel quantity per display inch. IPhone 6s Plus features just a bit better performance than Xperia XZ3, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and lesser and slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a GPU.
Sony Xperia XZ3 has a slightly better camera than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and video, a lot larger sensor providing a much better image quality and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
Xperia XZ3 features a better storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. The Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with greater battery duration than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has 3330mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, iPhone 6s Plus is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this phone a great choice.
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