iPhone 6 vs Xperia Z4 Specs, Price Comparison: Features Review - Sony Has Better Specs

Virginia D'Cruz Monday, April 27, 2015

The iPhone 6, left, versus the Sony Xperia Z4, right. | APPLE/SONY

The iPhone 6 has been selling briskly since it was launched over six months ago. However, the Apple flagship device is facing tough competition from other smartphones with better specs such as the Sony Xperia Z4. Here is a comparison between the two phones:

Design

The iPhone 6 still has an edge when it comes to design, thanks to its unibody aluminum frame, which has a classic look and beautifully rounded edges. Compared to this, the Xperia Z4 has a metal frame and glass on its back panel. This preference for glass was also seen in its predecessor, the Xperia Z3, which looks pretty much the same as the Xperia Z4. When it comes to water and dust proofing the Xperia Z4 has an IP 68 rating. The iPhone 6 is at a disadvantage here since is not waterproof. It does have a fingerprint sensor which is not present on the Sony phone.

Display

Comparing displays, the IPS LCD screen on the Xperia Z4 is bigger, measuring 5.2 inches. It also has a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a density of 424 pixels per inch. As for the iPhone 6, it has an IPS LCD screen measuring 4.7 inches with a resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels and a density of 326 pixels per inch.

Specs

In terms of specs, the iPhone 6 has been overshadowed. It has an Apple A8 chipset, coupled with a dual core GPU clocked at 1.4 GHz and a PowerVR GX6450 GPU. The Xperia Z4 has the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, an octa-core CPU with four Cortex-A53 cores and four Cortex-A57 cores, and an Adreno 430 GPU.

Memory

The iPhone 6 does not have a memory slot and as such external storage cannot be added. The Xperia Z4 comes with one such slot which allows for 128 GB to be added. In terms of RAM, again the iPhone 6 falls short as it comes with 1 GB onboard while the Xperia Z4 has 3 GB.

Price

The iPhone 6 is priced at $199 with a two-year contract while the Xperia Z4 is right now only available in Japan. Its contract price has not been announced, but its full retail price could be around $900.