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iPhone 6s Plus vs Xperia Z5 Premium vs Galaxy S6 edge+ specs comparison

By Chris P.

Updated: Sep 09, 2015, 2:49 PM

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iPhone 6s Plus vs Xperia Z5 Premium vs Galaxy S6 edge+ specs comparison

For the longest time, Apple steered clear of what was a trendy — and quite successful — niche. Phablets. It's anyone's guess whether it was the change in leadership (Tim Cook taking the reins after Steve Jobs' untimely passing), internal/external pressure, or simply because the company realized that there's a boatload of money to be made in the burgeoning sector, but the end result was called the iPhone 6 Plus. In any case, the 5.5-inch monster of an iPhone resounded well with Apple fans, so it's not at all surprising that a sequel has been in the works.

Now official, the iPhone 6s Plus will have to contend with a number of Android phablets, some of the more notable of which are Samsung's and Sony's Galaxy S6 edge+ and Z5 Premium, respectively, both of which were announced just a short while ago. With the former, we've got the usual Samsung approach of fitting in the best possible hardware, but this time around design plays a vital role: the S6 edge+ looks great in person! And so does the Xperia Z5 Premium, of course, with its now signature rectangular design, though its main weapon is that bonkers 4K display.

How does the iPhone 6s Plus stack up against these two competitors on purely hardware grounds? Here's a quick rundown of the specs:

Display

Size

5.5 inches

5.7 inches

5.5 inches

Technology

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen-to-body

67.91 %

76.62 %

71.10 %

Peak brightness

500 cd/m2 (nit)

Features

Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip

Apple A9 APL1022

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Processor

Dual-core, 1840 MHz, Twister, 64-bit

Octa-core, 2100 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

Octa-core, 2000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

GPU

PowerVR GT7600

Mali-T760 MP8

Adreno 430

RAM

2GB LPDDR4

4GB LPDDR4

3GB LPDDR4

Internal storage

128GB, not expandable

64GB, not expandable

32GB

iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)

Battery

Capacity

2750 mAh

3000 mAh

3430 mAh

Charging

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Talk time

28.00 hours

15.17 hours

Stand-by time

16.0 days (384 hours)

14.0 days (336 hours)

26.2 days (630 hours)

Talk time (3G)

24.00 hours

20.00 hours

19.17 hours

Stand-by time (3G)

26.2 days (630 hours)

Stand-by time (4G)

25.8 days (620 hours)

Internet use

3G: 12 hours; LTE: 12 hours; Wi-Fi: 12 hours

3G: 10 hours; LTE: 11 hours; Wi-Fi: 12 hours

Music playback

80.00 hours

66.00 hours

100.00 hours

Video playback

14.00 hours

15.00 hours

7.33 hours

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor)

16 MP (OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor)

23 MP (PDAF)

Specifications

Aperture size: F2.2; Focal length: 29 mm; Sensor size: 1/3"; Pixel size: 1.22 μm

Aperture size: F1.9; Focal length: 28 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.6"; Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Sensor size: 1/2.3"

Video recording

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 2560x1440 (QHD), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps), 640x480 (VGA)

3840x2160 (4K UHD)

Recording format

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, H.265

Features

OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing

OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling

Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Front

5 MP

Video capture

1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design

Dimensions

6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm)

6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches (154.4 x 75.8 x 6.9 mm)

6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches (154.4 x 76 x 7.8 mm)

Weight

6.77 oz (192.0 g)

5.40 oz (153.0 g)

6.35 oz (180.0 g)

Materials

Back: Aluminum

Back: Glass; Frame: Metal

Resistance

Water, Dust; IP68

Biometrics

Fingerprint (touch)

Features

Notification light

Touch sensitive control keys

Buyers information

Price

$ 949

See the full Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium specs comparison or compare them to other phones using our Specs Comparison tool.

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