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Samsung Galaxy S9


Sony Xperia XZ3


Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia XZ3

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 October 2018. Features 6.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,880 pixels and 537 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 with up to 6 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,300 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (18%)
  • Much thinner (16%)
  • Better quality screen (6%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more storage
  • Slightly larger screen (3%)
  • May have more memory
  • Better battery capacity (9%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S9 Sony Xperia XZ3
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date March 2018 October 2018
Operating System Experience UI (Android 8.0) Android 9.0
Dimensions
Size 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in
158.0 x 73.0 x 9.9 mm
6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 in
Weight 163 g
5.75 oz
193 g
6.81 oz
Screen
Size 5.8 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,960 pixels 1,440 x 2,880 pixels
PPI 570 537
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 12 MP f/1.5 Wide 19 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front Dual camera
8 MP f/1.7 Wide
2 MP Iris
13 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 4 GB
6 GB
Fixed 64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 9810
Octa-core processor
10 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
Octa-core processor
10 nm
CPU 4x 2.70 GHz Mongoose M3
4x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
4x 2.70 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
4x 1.70 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 Adreno 630
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 3,300 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True False
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9 Sony Xperia XZ3

Samsung Galaxy S9

Sony Xperia XZ3

5.8"
163 g
5.75 oz

6.0"
193 g
6.81 oz