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| Global Score | |
| 70.9 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.34 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 880 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 is much better than the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, having a score of 87.1 against 70.9. The Galaxy Note9 construction is notably newer than the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact's, but it's a bit thicker and extremely heavier. Galaxy Note9 counts with a little sharper screen than Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, because it has a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960px, a really larger screen and a lot greater pixel density.
Galaxy Note9 features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Note9 features just a bit better processing power than Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores and more RAM.
The Galaxy Note9 has a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z3 Compact, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a better camera than Xperia Z3 Compact, because although it has a smaller camera sensor capturing worse quality videos and photographs, a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera in the back with a much worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot larger camera aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited environments.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 costs a little more than the Xperia Z3 Compact, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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