Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| -- | iOS 9.x |
| 2017-10-01 | 2015-09-09 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 319 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 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 | 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 iPhone 6s is much better than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, having a general score of 83 against 74.6. IPhone 6s is a much thinner cellphone than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, but both of them weight 5.04oz. The Apple iPhone 6s has a better display than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of display, a slightly better resolution of 1334 x 750 pixels and a little bigger screen.
IPhone 6s counts with a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPhone 6s counts with a little faster processor than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because although it has a lower number of slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an extra graphics co-processor.
The Xperia XZ1 Compact has a much better battery life than Apple iPhone 6s, because it has a 2700mAh battery capacity. Xperia XZ1 Compact captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Xperia XZ1 Compact also has a camera with much more megapixels, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor and a bigger camera aperture for better low light captures and video.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the iPhone 6s is also cheap compared to the Xperia XZ1 Compact, which makes it an easy decision.
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