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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2017-05-05 | 2015-09-09 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
IPhone 6s is much better than the Xperia XA1 Ultra, having an 83 score against 72.8. The iPhone 6s is an older phone than the Xperia XA1 Ultra, but it is extremely lighter and thinner anyway. The Apple iPhone 6s features a better looking display than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1334 x 750, a quite worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a much smaller display.
The iPhone 6s has just a bit better processing power than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a lower number of slower cores and less RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processing unit. Apple iPhone 6s features a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Xperia XA1 Ultra features a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 6s, because it has a 57% greater battery size. Apple iPhone 6s has a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for taking photographs and video in low-light situations, a way tinier camera sensor giving a much worse image quality and a much less megapixels back facing camera.
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