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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-05-11 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 has an overall score of 83.3, which is slightly better than Xperia 1 V's score of 82.7. The Samsung Galaxy S9 body has the same thickness than Xperia 1 V, but it is somewhat lighter. Galaxy S9 has a much powerful CPU than Sony Xperia 1 V, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Galaxy S9 counts with a little sharper display than Xperia 1 V, although it has a bit worse pixel count per inch in the display, a bit worse 1440 x 2960 resolution and a quite smaller screen. The Sony Xperia 1 V has a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Xperia 1 V features a superior battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has a 67% greater battery capacity. Sony Xperia 1 V features a much better camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has a much smaller aperture, and they both have the same video resolution, the Sony Xperia 1 V also counts with a way larger sensor capturing much higher quality videos and pictures, a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels and faster 120 frames per second video frame rates.
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