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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 III has a general score of 93.3, which is way better than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s 74.9 score. Sony Xperia 1 III is a notably newer and just a little lighter cellphone than the Galaxy A9 (2016), but it's just a little thicker. The Xperia 1 III features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xperia 1 III also has more RAM memory.
Xperia 1 III features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a lot more pixels per inch in the display, a much better 1644 x 3840px resolution and a quite larger screen. The Xperia 1 III has a much better camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited environments.
The Sony Xperia 1 III counts with a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 224 GB more internal storage and an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB. Sony Xperia 1 III has a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
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