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Sony Xperia XZ3


Samsung Galaxy A40


Sony Xperia XZ3
Samsung Galaxy A40

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.

Released in April 2019. Features 5.9 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels and 437 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7904 with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,100 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much better quality screen (19%)
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more memory
  • Much more processing power (28%)
  • Better battery capacity (6%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)
  • Much lighter (38%)
  • Much thinner (25%)
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • May have more storage


Specifications

Sony Xperia XZ3 Samsung Galaxy A40
Specifications
Brand Sony Samsung
Model - -
Release Date October 2018 April 2019
Operating System Android 9.0 One UI (Android 9.0)
Dimensions
Size 158.0 x 73.0 x 9.9 mm
6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 in
144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in
Weight 193 g
6.81 oz
140 g
4.94 oz
Screen
Size 6.0 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 1,440 x 2,880 pixels 1,080 x 2,340 pixels
PPI 537 437
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 19 MP f/2.0 Wide Dual camera
16 MP f/1.7 Wide
5 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
Front 13 MP f/1.9 Wide 25 MP f/2.0 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB
6 GB
4 GB
Fixed 64 GB 64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
Octa-core processor
10 nm
Samsung Exynos 7904
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.70 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
4x 1.70 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
2x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 630 Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity 3,300 mAh 3,100 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack False True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Sony Xperia XZ3 Samsung Galaxy A40

Sony Xperia XZ3

Samsung Galaxy A40

6.0"
193 g
6.81 oz

5.9"
140 g
4.94 oz