Sony Xperia Z5 vs Apple iPhone 6 – What’s different?


The IFA trade show, which is one of the most popular tech events in the mobile industry kick started today and Sony at its dedicated press conference introduced its latest warhorse, the Xperia Z5.

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Sony Xperia Z5 will compete head to head against the likes of Apple iPhone 6, which is the top end model from the Cupertino giant. We have complied a list of hardware specifications of both the devices in order to help you understand where the Xperia Z5 stands.

Check out the table below –

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Sony Xperia Z5 Apple iPhone 6
Dimensions 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm, 154 grams 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm, 129 grams
Display 5.2- inch 1080p Triluminous display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4.7-inch 750p LED-backlit IPS LCD with Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Processor Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 Processor with Adreno 430 GPU Dual-core Apple A8 Processor with PowerVR GX6450 GPU
RAM 3 GB RAM 1 GB RAM
Storage 32GB in-built, 200 GB microSD Card support 16 / 64 / 128 GB in-built, No microSD Card support
Main Camera 23 megapixel rear camera with Exmos RS sensor, 1/2.3” sensor, f/2.0 aperture, G lens, 4K video recording. 8 megapixel rear camera with 1/3″ sensor size, 1.5µm pixel size, dual-tone LED flash.
Secondary Camera 5.1 megapixel front facing Camera with Exmor R sensor, 25mm wide-angle lens 1.2 megapixel front facing camera
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) iOS 8.0
Battery 2,900mAh 1,810mAh
Colours White, Graphite Black, Gold and Green Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Connectivity 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS / GLONASS, MHL 3.0, NFC 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / GLONASS, NFC
Other Features Water resistant, Protected from dust No IP certification
Fingerprint scanner integrated with power button Fingerprint scanner integrated with home button | Apple Pay support

Author: Sunil Jamboor Nagesh

He has been reporting tech and reviewing gadgets for quite some time now. SJN in the past has been a part of couple of globally reputed tech publications like GSMArena and AndriodAuthority. He bleeds tech and is always seen with a review unit in hand. Feel free to reach him on twitter - @SunilJamboor or on Google+.