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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2017-05-01 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 625.00 |
| 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 A9 APL1022 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 3 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 6s Plus has a score of 84.2, which is much better than the Xperia XA1's 71.7 overall score. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus is an older and noticeably heavier cellphone than Xperia XA1, but Apple could make it just a bit thinner anyway. The iPhone 6s Plus counts with a bit better hardware performance than Xperia XA1, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a graphics processor and a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus has an incredibly better display than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has a little larger display, a greater display density and a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px. IPhone 6s Plus features a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia XA1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus has longer battery life than Xperia XA1, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity. The Xperia XA1 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than iPhone 6s Plus, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Xperia XA1 also has a much more megapixels back camera, a larger aperture and a way larger camera sensor.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus costs a lot more money than Xperia XA1, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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