Competition within smartphones registered a massive spike with flagship products from five different companies - Microsoft, Sony, Samsung, Apple and LG - vying to be on top of the game. Five recent phones from these companies - Lumia 950, Xperia Z5, Galaxy S6, iPhone 6s, LG G4 - are all high range products and come with enough unique specs to drive a customer over hill.

Here is a brief comparison of these high-end smartphones to help users pick the best.

Looks and Display

Both Xperia Z5 and Galaxy S6 are glossier compared to the other 3 smartphones, sporting with a metal and glass appearance. Xperia has a frost effect on its glass, making it scruff-free while Galaxy S6 has rounded corners allowing better grip.

Meanwhile, Apple iPhone 6S has an all-metal back while Lumia 950 lags behind with a plastic finish, and LG G4 is bulkier requiring both hands for use. Apple iPhone 6S has a 4.7-inch display, the smallest amongst all screens, while LG has the largest screen at 5.5-inch display.

Camera

All phones offer good picture clarity and quality photos with variations of control and scene settings. Review Websites have rated Xperia Z5 with best camera features as it is equipped with 23 MP primary camera and offers excellent high display resolution. On the other hand, Galaxy S6 and LG G4 have 16 MP main camera, while iPhone 6S is equipped with a 12 MP primary camera. All smartphones boasts at-least 5 MP front snapper that are suitable and good for selfies.

Battery

Only Lumia 950 and Galaxy S6 provides wireless charging. All of them have good battery lives with fast charging capabilities; however, the longest battery life belongs to LG G4 and Xperia Z5. Review websites claim that Xperia can run smoothly without charge for a day and a half.

Processor

All phones run on Snapdragon chipsets, except iPhone 6s and Galaxy S6, which is equipped with their own respective processors. While Lumia 950 runs on Windows 10 that is presently suffering from bug problems, rest all runs on Android and iOS.

Storage

All phones except iPhone 6S have a minimum 32GB built-in storage space; however, Apple iPhone 6S and Galaxy S6 comes with built-n 64/128 GB storage variants. Rest can be expanded at an additional cost with extra memory card slots.

Every phone has its own pros and cons, and the ultimate choice needs to be governed by the feature one holds dearest.