Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s vs Sony Xperia XA vs HTC Desire 830

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony HTC
Announced September 2015 February 2016 May 2016
Status Available - September 2015 Available - June 2016 Coming Soon - May 2016
Price Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,100 ($251.47) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold White/Blue, White/Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)
157.5 x 78.9 x 7.8 mm
(6.2 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz) -
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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(
LTE LTE
SAR US 1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753
GPU - Mali-T860 Mali-T720MP3
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.45% 71.71% 66.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP
Flash Real-tone Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/2.0, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar] 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3" sensor size, 2µm pixel size, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE Yes v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1715 mAh 2300 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 48 h -