iPhone 6s vs. Galaxy S6 vs. Xperia Z5: Monster Brawl
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- AnonD-276592
- vp1
- 24 Oct 2015
The older S6 beats 2 made in China phones.
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- Anonymous
- Ibx
- 24 Oct 2015
AnonD-72449, 23 Oct 2015On paper the Z5's camera trashes the other ones, but in rea... moreExcellent choice!! I'm waiting for my iPhone to arrive!
The sammy display units already have burn in issues. It's quite bad! I walked in to Best Buy and they were ruined as bad as my old SGS2!!
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- AnonD-458924
- NuP
- 24 Oct 2015
Like seriously,iphone failure is ok(pardonable) but sony failure is a real mess.hypocrite!!!
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- AnonD-454976
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- 24 Oct 2015
I changed my phone from iPhone 6 to s6 edge 3 months. I am pretty happy with its performance. I changed because I got bored of iphone's GUI which is largely unchanged from past couple of years. I like that I can apply themes on s6. It's highly customisable, freedom of downloading anything besides everything stylish beautiful screen. However that's not to say that my iPhone was bad, to the contrary that was good too. Just felt like change so s6. P.s. my wife changed her phone to s6 edge too after using my phone for day or two.
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- Anonymous
- J7R
- 24 Oct 2015
AnonD-442781, 24 Oct 2015So the S6 is the best all things considered. Only thing act... moreNot really, but it depends on your needs. Z5 is a more practical phone with better camera, better battery, waterproof, microSD, FM Radio, speakers, etc.
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- 24 Oct 2015
Anonymous, 24 Oct 2015hmm...if Sony Xperia Z5 had less than 1000:1 contrast, then... moreIt is because the colors from the camera are dependent on the display you are viewing ,.,,,if u are viewing on smartphone with different color rendering, different contrast, different gamma levels and different display temperature then the image will be shown with different colors. you will see 2 different colors of same pic when viewed on 2 different kind of displays (say Xperia Z5 and Galaxy S6). S6 will show better colors because its very accurate and on the warmer side (around 6500 kelvin) which is close to reference point of being pure white. whereas on Z5 the image will be shown with different colors and will be quite bluish because of its colder display ..which i really hate.
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- Anonymous
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- 24 Oct 2015
the conclusion says
"...of Samsung's desire to stand apart from other Androids..."
Perhaps Samsung should try less customization. Most people are not conscious about the UI differences among phones anyway. Or Samsung could become supplier of next years Nexus. I would buy.
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- Anonymous
- mK@
- 24 Oct 2015
nick, 24 Oct 2015YOU'RE LATE!
the devices were already revealed!
please re... moreThank you.
It is a little hard to notice it for me because of the new arrangement of GSMArena website .
Yeah Sony did win the people's love this time much better camera than the previous one.
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- Anonymous
- mK@
- 24 Oct 2015
the tech nerd, 24 Oct 2015http://m.gsmarena.com/iphone_6s_galaxy_s6_xperia_z5-review-... moreThank you, I didn't notice that they updated the article.
Yeah Sony did win the overall comparison and that prove that the camera did nailed it this time.
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- PxV
- 24 Oct 2015
AnonD-364786, 24 Oct 2015when was samsung software is decent ?
and how does samsung... moreSamsung user interface is ugly. They are rich, even richer than apple.
but sadly.. they are too stingy. they don't want to employ good designers to design the interface.
Remember when apple employ jonathan ive? i wish samsung will do the same.
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- PxV
- 24 Oct 2015
AnonD-177976, 24 Oct 2015Sony wins in areas where Samsung and Apple miss:
- extende... more- extended memory --> No need. You can plug usb otg flash drive.
- battery life --> Bring your power bank.
- dedicated camera button. --> Gimmick. No need.
- waterproofing. --> Why? You bring your phone while swimming ? That's silly.
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- AnonD-442781
- JiR
- 24 Oct 2015
So the S6 is the best all things considered. Only thing actually bad about it is the crappy Mali GPU. Apparently its going to getup to 80% better for next year.
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- AnonD-458879
- r2I
- 24 Oct 2015
Xperia Z5 or S6, I gotta go with the Z5. MicroSD slot and one of the highest rated phone camera!
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- MrGray
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- 24 Oct 2015
the tech nerd, 24 Oct 2015http://m.gsmarena.com/iphone_6s_galaxy_s6_xperia_z5-review-... moreOfcourse bro, if its Samsung or Apple who won, there would be grand announcement. Lol
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- AnonD-177976
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- 24 Oct 2015
Sony wins in areas where Samsung and Apple miss:
- extended memory.
- battery life.
- dedicated camera button.
- waterproofing.
- noise cancellation.
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- Phone fan
- a0$
- 24 Oct 2015
Thank you gsmarena,you always have the best and accurate reviews.
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- the tech nerd
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- 24 Oct 2015
Anonymous, 24 Oct 2015With all my respect, how did you know that Sony had more vo... morehttp://m.gsmarena.com/iphone_6s_galaxy_s6_xperia_z5-review-1329.php here is your answer buddy Sony almost winning in all photo comparisons
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- AnonD-102650
- nDB
- 24 Oct 2015
This is gonna be a long comment from a Sony user.
First of all, I don't understand why so many of you trust blindly a reviewer or other (be it GSMArena or any other). Don't you think that companies like Apple, Samsung, Sony and any other brand try to bribe reviewers for better reviews of their phones? Of course Samsung and Apple can afford a lot, considering their revenues.
Secondly, regarding this comparison I could say Z5 is undoubtedly the best when it comes to video stabilization, nothing comes even close to Sony's digital stabilization. Even my Z3 trashes every non-Sony phone in video stabilization. When you walk you can't see any shakiness. Also in the flower test, it seems Z5 is capturing a lot more, that's why it's harder for its software to know if you wanna capture the flower or the city. The ISO is high (1000) and the city is well lit. For a fair comparison the ISO should've been manually set to a lower value, like the others. For the other tests, it's just subjectively since the phones are so close in every department.
Now about a real user needs(I'll speak only about Sony because that's what I'm using for a long time and I know everything about them).
What's important for me it's battery life, and this year Sony has been awful. They should've been capable of putting the same 3100 mAh the Z3 has, as both phones have the same dimensions. Also they've had problems optimising SD810 and all other processors they've used this year.
Another very important thing, an outstanding feature, not gimmick is the active noise cancelling with their headphones that has never been reminded by reviewers.
Regarding audio, the stereo speakers are useless as long as you can barely hear them. I'm ashamed when I need to show something to someone at work and you can barely hear anything. I don't listen music often in speakers and I doubt anyone does, so you need a loud sound, doesn't matter if it comes from 1 or 2 speakers. Also everyone is complaining about the volume levels in headphones. I have to strongly disagree! Perhaps it's quieter than on other phones but it's already dangerously loud! After 30 min of listening in headphones on volume 11/15 I'm worried to not become deaf! Also it's very tiring.
Regarding camera, I don't take too many photos but the phones right now are so close in this department, you can't say one it's much better or much worse. The problem with Sony phones is sky-rocketing the ISO (the result being visible noise) and the probably worst led on market. It's incredibly weak!
Anything else is as close to perfect as a thing created by man could ever be! The display, the look, the noise cancelling, the battery remaining the same after years of usage (I also happen to have an Xperia Z since July 2013 and the battery is still the same), the updates, the Android skin and the apps look wonderful, everything seems super-fluid on Xperias.
One thing GSMArena fails to clarify. How can Z3 and Z5 with the exact same dimensions and 5.2" screen have different screen-to-body ratio??? It's a nonsense.
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- the tech nerd
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- 24 Oct 2015
AnonD-430043, 24 Oct 2015Z5's camera result though, so much for a number one spot on... moreIn the blind test Sony was clearly winning
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- nick
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- 24 Oct 2015
Anonymous, 24 Oct 2015With all my respect, how did you know that Sony had more vo... moreYOU'RE LATE!
the devices were already revealed!
please read back!