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Apple iPhone 6S Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z3 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z3
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4.5 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 5.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz1.7 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890MediaTek MT6752Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T760 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory2 GB4 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in6.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS LCDIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi576.0 ppi367.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.7 f
N/A
2.0 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.3"
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
4x
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.7
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashLED flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB16 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
200GB200GB128GB

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.61 in6.46 in5.77 in
Width2.64 in2.74 in3.13 in2.83 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in0.32 in0.29 in
Weight5.04 oz5.36 oz6.6 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Pedometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNo
N/A
MHL
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
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
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2930.0 mAh3100.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h288.0 h714.0 h740.0 h
Talk time14.0 h27.0 h12.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging noyes
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
N/A

Often compared with Apple iPhone 6S

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S7

Often compared with Sony Xperia Z3