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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2019-10-02 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.76 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has an overall score of 85.2, which is a bit better than the Sony Xperia 5's 81 overall score. Even though Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is older and somewhat heavier than Sony Xperia 5, it's body is still just a little bit thinner. The Xperia 5 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2520px resolution and a little bit better screen density.
Xperia 5 counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Both have 6 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores. Galaxy A9 (2018) captures a little bit better photos and videos than Sony Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting photos and/or video in low light situations and a tinier sensor shooting lower quality images and videos, and they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a camera with a way better 24 mega pixels resolution.
Galaxy A9 (2018) and Sony Xperia 5 both count with incredibly similar memory for games and applications, both of them have an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features superior battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has a 21% bigger battery size.
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