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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Sony Xperia Z3

2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
2.83 in
5.77 in
Sony Xperia Z3 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z3
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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21
4.2 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
69 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
45
4.2 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Screen size5.1 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Copper
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Height5.65 in5.77 in
Width2.78 in2.83 in
Depth0.27 in0.29 in
Weight4.87 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLMHL

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
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
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3Sony Xperia Z3
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh3100.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesyes

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