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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 7.0Android 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 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.1 in5.8 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 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
HDRnonoyesno
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f1.9 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 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 Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Slow-Moyesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
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 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB32 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
256GB200GB
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
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.65 in5.59 in5.86 in5.75 in
Width2.78 in2.76 in2.68 in2.83 in
Depth0.27 in0.28 in0.31 in0.29 in
Weight4.87 oz4.66 oz5.47 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.15.04.1
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 version2.02.0
3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLDisplayPort over USB-CMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-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
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • 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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h18.0 h20.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyesyes
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm 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 h326.0 h540.0 h

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