Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus vs Apple iPhone 6s

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Apple
Announced September 2014 October 2014 September 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 17,499 ($257.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Green Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 -
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.1 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 69.63% 65.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash LED flash phase detection auto Real-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 �m Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat6 300 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh)
Capacity 3100 mAh 2800 mAh 1715 mAh
Stand by Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
- Up to 240 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
(2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (3G)