Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs Sony Xperia XA Ultra

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Sony
Announced September 2015 August 2015 May 2016
Status Available - September 2015 Available - August 2015 Available - July 2016
Price Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 40,800 ($600.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,000 ($382.35) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.03 x 3 x 0.3 in)
164.2 x 79.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.33 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 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), 30(2300) - A1633
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8
LTE LTE
SAR US 1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.93 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 1.8GHz Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU - Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T860
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 76.92% 76.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
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) Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Hybrid Autofocus, 1/2.4'' Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, Dual-video Rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 16 MP, Autofocus, OIS, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2915 mAh 3000 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 24 h (3G) - -