Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Sony Xperia XZ1
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| August 2017 | August 2017 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - September 2017 | Coming Soon - September 2017 |
| Colors | |
| Black, Blue Coral, Gold | Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) |
148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm (5.83 x 2.89 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 195 g (6.88 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single/Dual SIM | 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 | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8341, F8342 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant - Samsung Pay |
- Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch Resistant Glass, HDR10 Compliant, Triluminous Display |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.3 inches [Similar] | 5.2 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 83.03% | 68.50% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar] | Adreno 540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 6 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64/128/256 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual 12 MP [Similar] | 19 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Predictive Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] | 13 MP, 1080p, f/2.0 [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, aptX, 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 | |
| v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion mAh battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3300 mAh | 2700 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |