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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2017-05-01 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (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 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is much better than Xperia XA1, with a global score of 83.3 against 71.7. The Samsung Galaxy S9 body is newer, but heavier and a bit thicker than the Xperia XA1. Galaxy S9 has a little better hardware performance than Xperia XA1, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy S9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S9 counts with a way better display than Xperia XA1, because it has a much higher screen pixel density, a bigger display and a way higher 1440 x 2960 resolution. Galaxy S9 shoots slightly better videos and photos than Xperia XA1, because although it has a way lower 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a smaller camera sensor taking less light and washed colors, it also counts with a lot larger aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments and a much higher video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S9 features a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia XA1, because it has more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows up to 400 GB. Galaxy S9 has superior battery lifetime than Xperia XA1, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S9 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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