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Samsung Galaxy S6


Sony Xperia Z3


Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia Z3

Released in April 2015. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 577 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 2,550 mAh battery.

Released in November 2014. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 3,100 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Lighter (10%)
  • Thinner (7%)
  • Much better quality screen (27%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more storage
  • More processing power (12%)
  • Much better battery capacity (18%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S6 Sony Xperia Z3
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date April 2015 November 2014
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.0) Android 4.4
Dimensions
Size 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in
146.0 x 72.0 x 7.3 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in
Weight 138 g
4.87 oz
152 g
5.36 oz
Screen
Size 5.1 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,560 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 577 424
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 20 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 2 MP f/2.8
Storage
Memory 3 GB 3 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
16 GB
32 GB
Removable - microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 2.50 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-T760 MP8 Adreno 330
Battery
Capacity 2,550 mAh 3,100 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy S6 Sony Xperia Z3

Samsung Galaxy S6

Sony Xperia Z3

5.1"
138 g
4.87 oz

5.2"
152 g
5.36 oz