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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2015-09-02 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 3.44 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z5 is a little bit better than iPhone SE, getting a general score of 77.6 against 75.7. Even though Xperia Z5 and iPhone SE were released with only 7 months difference, Xperia Z5's construction is noticeably heavier but also a bit thinner. The Xperia Z5 features a better screen than iPhone SE, because it has a larger display, a greater number of pixels per screen inch and a way better 1920 x 1080 resolution.
The iPhone SE has more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia Z5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Sony Xperia Z5 has a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a greater number of cores , a higher amount of RAM memory and an extra graphics processor.
The Sony Xperia Z5 counts with a better camera than Apple iPhone SE, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Sony Xperia Z5 also has a much more MP camera, a much larger camera sensor capturing much higher quality photographs and videos and a larger camera aperture to take better captures and videos in poorly lited environments.
The Xperia Z5 counts with a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a 2900mAh battery capacity.
Sony Xperia Z5 is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this phone an obvious call.
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