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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-01 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Sony Xperia XZ3 has a general score of 79.6, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)'s overall score of 74.9. The Sony Xperia XZ3 is a notably newer and a little bit lighter phone than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), although it's incredibly thicker. The Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a better display than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a same size screen, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has a lot better 1440 x 2880 resolution and a higher pixels count per inch of screen.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has 1 GB more RAM memory. Xperia XZ3 features a superior camera than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs or videos in low light environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xperia XZ3 also counts with a way more MP camera.
Xperia XZ3 counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A9 (2016) has longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3330mAh.
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