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Sony Xperia Z3
16 GB D6653D6653
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 890 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z3 is slightly better than the iPhone 6 Plus, having a 75.8 score against 75.3. The Sony Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4 operating system, and iPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8.x operating system. Although Sony Xperia Z3 and iPhone 6 Plus were released only 0 months apart, Sony Xperia Z3's design is somewhat lighter but just a little thicker.
The Xperia Z3 counts with a bit better hardware performance than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, and they both have a 450 megahertz GPU, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and more processing cores. Xperia Z3 features a slightly better display than iPhone 6 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a bit brighter display and a little greater display density.
Xperia Z3 counts with a superior storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia Z3 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The Xperia Z3 counts with a much better camera than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with a lot better resolution.
The Xperia Z3 counts with just a little bit longer battery life than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 2915mAh.
Xperia Z3 and the iPhone 6 Plus cost the same, making it easy to pick between these devices.
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