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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Sony Xperia Z5

2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
2.83 in
5.75 in
Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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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17
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
83 %
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 %
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0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Screen size5.1 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Maximum card storage128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Height5.65 in5.75 in
Width2.78 in2.83 in
Depth0.27 in0.29 in
Weight4.87 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes
ANT+yesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
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 Z5Sony Xperia Z5
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+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesno

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6

          Often compared with Sony Xperia Z5