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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.0Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.1 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportyesnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Slow-Moyesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
200GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.65 in5.59 in5.61 in5.75 in
Width2.78 in2.76 in2.74 in2.83 in
Depth0.27 in0.28 in0.31 in0.29 in
Weight4.87 oz4.66 oz5.36 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Hearth rate monitoryesyesyes
N/A
ANT+yesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLNoMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB

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
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h18.0 h27.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyesyes
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesyesyesno
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Standby time
N/A
302.0 h288.0 h540.0 h

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