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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x |
| 2017-05-01 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a score of 75.3, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia XA1's overall score of 71.7. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus design is just a little thinner than the Sony Xperia XA1, although it's somewhat heavier and was released many years before. Apple iPhone 6 Plus counts with a much sharper screen than Xperia XA1, because it has a better screen pixel density, a way higher 1920 x 1080px resolution and a little bit larger display.
IPhone 6 Plus and Xperia XA1 feature very similar CPUs, because although the iPhone 6 Plus has 6 lesser and slower cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bits processor. The Xperia XA1 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 16 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPhone 6 Plus counts with longer battery performance than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has a 27% more battery size. Sony Xperia XA1 captures just a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Sony Xperia XA1 also counts with a bigger aperture for better images and videos in low-light situations, a much larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, Apple iPhone 6 Plus is also a bargain compared to others, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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