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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-17 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 900.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 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) is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XZ3, having an 85.2 score against 79.6. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s design is much thinner and just a bit lighter than the Sony Xperia XZ3, although both were released only a few months apart. Xperia XZ3 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit superior battery duration than Xperia XZ3, because it has a 14 percent larger battery size. Galaxy A9 (2018)'s camera is very similar to the Sony Xperia XZ3 one, because although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has a smaller back camera sensor which provides a worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a way better resolution back camera and a larger aperture to take better low-light captures and video.
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