Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 has a general score of 83.3, which is better than the Xperia XA1 Plus's global score of 73.7. Even when Galaxy S9 and the Xperia XA1 Plus were only released 6 months apart, Galaxy S9 is somewhat lighter and a little thinner. The Galaxy S9 has a bit better looking screen than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a higher pixels number per screen inch, a quite bigger screen and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960.
Galaxy S9 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy S9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy S9 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor giving a lower image quality and a lot less mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a way bigger aperture to take better images in low-light situations and a much better video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with much more memory to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus features just a little better battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has a 14% greater battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest one, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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