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Apple iPhone 6S Plus Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA Ultra Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
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Editiorial reviews
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4.6 out of 5
12 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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User rating
36
4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
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50 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
35 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.1Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895MediaTek MT6755
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T760 MP8ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM memory2 GB4 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.8 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi518.0 ppi570.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnonoyesno
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
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
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.4"
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.4"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB64 GB16 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Blue
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
N/A
Water resistantnonoyesno
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.08 in5.86 in6.46 in
Width3.07 in2.98 in2.68 in3.11 in
Depth0.29 in0.27 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight6.77 oz5.4 oz5.47 oz7.13 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
N/A
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
noyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednononono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNoDisplayPort over USB-CNo
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A

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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
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
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2750.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
326.0 h708.0 h
Talk time24.0 h20.0 h20.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesno
Wireless charging noyesyesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A

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