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Sony Xperia Z3


Samsung Galaxy S6


Sony Xperia Z3
Samsung Galaxy S6

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.

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.

Head to Head
  • Much better battery capacity (18%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)
  • 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%)


Specifications

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

Sony Xperia Z3 Samsung Galaxy S6

Sony Xperia Z3

Samsung Galaxy S6

5.2"
152 g
5.36 oz

5.1"
138 g
4.87 oz