Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Sony Xperia XZ3

Samsung Galaxy S9
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Sony Xperia XZ3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced February 2018 August 2018
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Available - October 2018
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Black, Silver White, Forest Green, Bordeaux Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
158 x 73 x 9.9 mm
(6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface Samsung Experience -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 [Similar]
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar]
Adreno 630 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 80.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 19 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 13 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3", 1.12µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (Taiwan only)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -