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


Sony’s newest phablet, the Xperia Z5 Premium has one of the best hardware configurations currently available in the market. The device competes directly with Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and will fight hard against the likes of Apple iPhone 6 Plus.

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Since, the competition is so stiff, we are putting it against each other to see if any device has edge over the other. In this post, we are comparing the hardware specifications of Sony Xperia Z5 Premium with Apple iPhone 6 Plus.

The below table will hopeful help you pick the device that matches your need.

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Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Dimensions 154.4 x 76.0 x 7.8 mm, 180 grams 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm, 172 grams
Display 5.5- inch 2160p Triluminous display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5.5-inch 1080p LED-backlit IPS LCD display 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 inbuilt, 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 3,430mAh 2,915mAh
Colours Chrome, Black and Gold 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 | Quick charging enabled 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+.