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Samsung Galaxy S9


Sony Xperia XA2 Plus


Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

Released in March 2018. Features 5.8 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,960 pixels and 570 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 9810 with up to 4 GB memory and 256 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Released in September 2018. Features 6.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,160 pixels and 402 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 with up to 6 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,580 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (26%)
  • Thinner (13%)
  • Much better quality screen (29%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more storage
  • More processing power (8%)
  • Slightly larger screen (3%)
  • May have more memory
  • Much better battery capacity (16%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S9 Sony Xperia XA2 Plus
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date March 2018 September 2018
Operating System Experience UI (Android 8.0) Android 8.0
Dimensions
Size 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in
157.0 x 75.0 x 9.6 mm
6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 in
Weight 163 g
5.75 oz
205 g
7.23 oz
Screen
Size 5.8 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,960 pixels 1,080 x 2,160 pixels
PPI 570 402
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 12 MP f/1.5 Wide 23 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front Dual camera
8 MP f/1.7 Wide
2 MP Iris
8 MP f/2.4
Storage
Memory 4 GB 4 GB
6 GB
Fixed 64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 9810
Octa-core processor
10 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
8x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 Adreno 508
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 3,580 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9 Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

Samsung Galaxy S9

Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

5.8"
163 g
5.75 oz

6.0"
205 g
7.23 oz