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Apple iPhone 6
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 70.5 | 74.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 8.x |
| 2015-08-03 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.71 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.03 ounces | 4.55 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic; metal | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6200 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.16 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 21.50 MP + 13.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 671 hours standby time 11.8 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 6 has an overall score of 74.1, which is a little bit better than Xperia M5's 70.5 score. Despite of the fact that the Apple iPhone 6 is older than the Xperia M5, it's body is just a bit thinner and just a little lighter. Apple iPhone 6 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Xperia M5 has Android 5.0 OS.
The Apple iPhone 6 has a quite superior performance than Xperia M5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processor, an extra graphics processing unit and a higher number of cores. Sony Xperia M5 features a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 6, because it has a way higher 1920 x 1080px resolution, a better display density and a quite larger display.
IPhone 6 counts with a bit better camera than Sony Xperia M5, although it has a much worse 1920x1080 video resolution and a way less mega-pixels back facing camera, they both have a F2.2 aperture. Xperia M5 counts with a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than iPhone 6, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia M5 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 200 GB.
The Sony Xperia M5 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 6, because it has a 2600mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the iPhone 6 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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