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Apple iPhone 6s
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 83 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 9.x | Android 11 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 575.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 III has an overall score of 90.5, which is a bit better than iPhone 6s's global score of 83. The Xperia 5 III works with Android 11 OS, and iPhone 6s works with iOS 9.x OS. Xperia 5 III's construction is way newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than iPhone 6s. IPhone 6s features a bit sharper display than Xperia 5 III, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1334 x 750 pixels, a really smaller display and a lot worse display density.
The Apple iPhone 6s features just a little better hardware performance than Xperia 5 III, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a GPU. Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a much greater memory to install games and applications than iPhone 6s, because it has 256 GB internal storage and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Xperia 5 III features a better camera than Apple iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a same resolution camera in the back, the Xperia 5 III also has better video frame rates, a lot bigger back camera sensor and a lot bigger aperture to take better low light images and video.
The Xperia 5 III counts with a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 6s, because it has a 162% greater battery size.
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