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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-03-30 | 2018-07-30 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 760 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 10.4 |
| 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium is better than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), with an 82.2 score against 74.4. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium's construction is notably newer than the Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)'s, although it's incredibly thicker and somewhat heavier. Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia XZ2 Premium also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Xperia XZ2 Premium has an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher display density and a way better 2160 x 3840 pixels resolution. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 400 GB.
Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) has a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ2 Premium, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3540mAh. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy A9 Pro (2016), because it has a bigger aperture to take better images and video in low light situations, a bigger sensor and a camera in the back with more mega pixels.
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