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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 81 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2019-10-02 | 2014-09-09 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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 Xperia 5 is a bit better than iPhone 6 Plus, with an 81 score against 80.4. Xperia 5 is a noticeably newer and a little bit lighter phone than the iPhone 6 Plus, but it is also somewhat thicker. The iPhone 6 Plus counts with a better looking display than Xperia 5, although it has a little smaller display, a just a bit inferior amount of pixels per inch of display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
The Xperia 5 counts with a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Xperia 5 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Xperia 5 features a bit better processing unit than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
The Sony Xperia 5 has a little better battery lifetime than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a 3140mAh battery capacity instead of 2915mAh. The Xperia 5 features a bit better camera than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a larger sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures, a back camera with much more megapixels, a way better video quality and a much bigger camera aperture.
Although Xperia 5 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than iPhone 6 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as iPhone 6 Plus. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the Xperia 5, else you can save some money and buy the iPhone 6 Plus, letting go some features and specifications.
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