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Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S6

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S6 , Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S6 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, screen 6.4", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 8 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" inch 6.4" inch
Screen area 71.5 cm2 112.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.7% 68.3%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 577 PPI 344 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF 8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm 2 MP
DxOMark Main Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 83
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8274 or MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 112456 65122
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1257 973
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3945 2463
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2854 2328
GeekBench 4 Battery 1615
GeekBench 5 Single Core 236
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 899
General specs Release date 2015, March 2013, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.4 Х 70.5 Х 6.8 mm 179.4 Х 92.2 Х 6.5 mm
Weight 138 g 212 g
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Black, White, Purple
Battery 2550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 280 EUR 280 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 17 h (3G) Music play - Up to 49 h Stand by time- Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 820 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G) Music play - Up to 120 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700) - C6806  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 20(800) - C6833
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.15 W/kg (head)     1.16 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)     SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Versions: G920F (Europe); G920FD (Philippines, Pakistan, Russia, Ukraine); G920FQ (Turkey); G920I (LATAM, Singapore, India, Australia, New Zealand); G920A (AT&T); G920T (T-Mobile); G920S/K (Korea); G9 Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - ANT+ - IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Also known as Sony Xperia Z Ultra HSPA+ C6802, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6806, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6833

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy S6
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP
Reasons to buy Xperia Z Ultra
  • Screen 6.4"
  • External memory microSD GB