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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2019-05-29 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 948.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.23 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than the Xperia 1, with an 83.3 score against 82.6. The Samsung Galaxy S9 design is just a bit lighter than the Xperia 1, but it is a little bit thicker and was released around a year before. The Xperia 1 counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a bit greater pixels quantity in each inch of display, a quite larger display and a better resolution of 1644 x 3840.
Xperia 1 features a much better storage for games and applications than Galaxy S9, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Sony Xperia 1 has a bit better processing power than Galaxy S9, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Sony Xperia 1 also has more RAM.
The Xperia 1 counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 3330mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S9 features just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia 1, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera with a 12 mega pixels, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has higher 60 fps video frame rate, a bigger sensor and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and videos.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Samsung Galaxy S9 is also a bargain compared to others, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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