Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Sony Xperia XZ2

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced September 2014 February 2018 February 2018
Status Available - September 2014 Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - April 2018
Price - Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 61,900 ($950.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Green Various Liquid Black, Liquid Silver, Deep Green, Ash Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
153 x 72 x 11.1 mm
(6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz) 198 g (6.98 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 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 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 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 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 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP65/IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 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
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 630
RAM 3 GB 6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 6.2 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 83.59% 76.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels Dual12 MP + 12 MP 19 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Predictive Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, 25mm lens, 1/2.3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, Gyro EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 5 MP (f/2.2, 1/5"), gyro EIS, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL 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 v4.0, A2DP 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 3500 mAh 3180 mAh
Stand by Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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