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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-03-16 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a general score of 83.3, which is a bit better than Xperia XZ3's 79.6 score. Even when the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Xperia XZ3 were released only 7 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter. The Sony Xperia XZ3's CPU is just as good as Samsung Galaxy S9's processor, both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy S9, because although it has a quite lower screen pixel density and a bit worse resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels, it also counts with a quite larger screen. Xperia XZ3 features a little bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Xperia XZ3 also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a lot smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and videos and lower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xperia XZ3 also counts with a larger back camera sensor providing a better image quality and a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy S9, because it has an 11 percent larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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