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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2018-03-16 | 2023-05-11 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.54 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia 1 V's global score of 82.7. Galaxy S9's body has the same thickness than the Sony Xperia 1 V, but it is somewhat lighter. Galaxy S9 counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Sony Xperia 1 V, although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Galaxy S9 has a little more vivid display than Xperia 1 V, although it has a bit smaller display, a bit worse resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a little bit worse pixel amount per inch in the display. The Xperia 1 V features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S9, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Sony Xperia 1 V has a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 67 percent bigger battery size. The Xperia 1 V captures greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a much smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Xperia 1 V also counts with higher 120 fps video frame rate, a much bigger sensor providing a way better image quality and a way more megapixels back camera.
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