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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2021-06-11 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SM6350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 619L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 10 III is much better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), getting a global score of 83.7 against 74.9. Although Sony Xperia 10 III is somewhat thicker than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), it's lighter and incredibly newer. Sony Xperia 10 III counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Sony Xperia 10 III also has more RAM.
Sony Xperia 10 III has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Sony Xperia 10 III also has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 pixels and a just a bit better pixel quantity in each display inch. Sony Xperia 10 III features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a camera in the back with lesser MP resolution and a worse (4K) video quality, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light images and video.
The Sony Xperia 10 III features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 96 GB more internal memory. Xperia 10 III features just a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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