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Apple iPhone 6S Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA Ultra Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
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22
4.6 out of 5
12 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.6 out of 5
7 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
14 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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User rating
36
4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
52 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
49 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz2.7 GHz
N/A
2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-core6-core
N/A
8-core
CPU modelApple A9Apple A11 Bionic
N/A
MediaTek MT6755
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.8 in6.0 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1125 x 2436 px2560 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
Super AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi458.0 ppi490.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnoyes
N/A
no
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
1/2.4"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernono
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
N/A
N/A
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.23 in5.65 in6.39 in6.46 in
Width3.07 in2.79 in3.23 in3.11 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight6.77 oz6.14 oz
N/A
7.13 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.0
N/A
4.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightningLightning
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
N/A

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