Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Sony Xperia XA vs Apple iPhone SE

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Apple
Announced December 2015 February 2016 March 2016
Status Coming Soon - January 2016 Available - June 2016 Available - March 2016
Price Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)
143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz) -
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) iOS 9.3
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9
GPU Adreno 510 Mali-T860 PowerVR GT7600
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.93% 71.71% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v2.0, Reversible Connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 2300 mAh 1642 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 48 h -