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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-05-11 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 12.43 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a score of 85.2, which is a bit better than the Xperia 1 V's 82.7 score. Even though the Galaxy A9 (2018) is noticeably older than the Xperia 1 V, it's design is just a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner. Xperia 1 V features a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a much better 1644 x 3840 resolution, a quite bigger display and a lot better pixels quantity per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with slightly more storage capacity to install games and applications than Xperia 1 V, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a really superior processing power than Xperia 1 V, although it has 6 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Sony Xperia 1 V counts with superior battery life than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size. Xperia 1 V features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same video resolution, the Xperia 1 V also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality, a much better 48 megapixels resolution back camera and higher 120 frames per second video frame rates.
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