Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Xiaomi Mi 5 vs Apple iPhone 6s

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Apple
Announced January 2013 February 2016 September 2015
Status Released - February 2013 Available - March 2016 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 22,999 ($338.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Gold, Rose colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
144.55 x 69.2 x 7.25 mm
(5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE 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 - - 3D Curved Glass Body - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 32 GB
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 64 GB, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 530 -
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.15 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 73.01% 65.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Real-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX298 Sensor, 4-axis OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p, 2µm pixel [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, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh)
Capacity 2330 mAh 3000 mAh 1715 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
- Up to 240 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
- Up to 14 h (3G)