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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2017-05-05 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than the Xperia XA1 Ultra, getting an 85.2 score against 72.8. Galaxy A9 (2018) is a newer cellphone, and it is also just a bit thinner and just a little lighter than Xperia XA1 Ultra. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a quite larger display, a bit higher number of pixels in each inch in the screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2220px.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A9 (2018)'s processor is just as good as Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra's processing unit, and although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has 2 GB more RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh. Galaxy A9 (2018) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a tinier camera sensor capturing less light and washed colors, it also counts with a back camera with a better resolution and a bigger camera aperture for better low light photos.
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