Sony Xperia XA Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note9 Specs Comparison

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7.5
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
9.0
Samsung Galaxy Note9
Sony Xperia XA Ultra Samsung Galaxy Note9
Released · Jul 24, 2016
Released · Aug 24, 2018
6.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.4-inch · 2960x1440px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 16GB
6GB · 128GB
2700 mAh
4000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 3.11 x 0.33 inches
164 x 79 x 8.4 mm
6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
Weight
7.13 oz (202.0 g) 7.09 oz (201.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other
Colors
Black, Gold, White Midnight black, Ocean blue, Cloud silver, Lavender purple

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 367 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 516 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
76.57 % 83.51 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2 Adreno 630
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
21.5 MP (CMOS image sensor, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.4"
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS
Front
16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, Flash, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28 Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 01, 2016
FCC ID value: PY7-PM0954
Date approved: Jul 03, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMN960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.27 W/kg
Body: 0.39 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.36 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg
Head: 0.27 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg
Phablet: 3.90 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1000

Availability

Officially announced
May 16, 2016 Aug 09, 2018

Alternative variants

OS Android (7.0 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 3, 2
With 512 GB storage
Memory 8GB/512GB
MSRP $ 1250
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 1
International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
Dual SIM Yes
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
FCC approval Date approved: Jul 02, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMN960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.23 W/kg
Body: 0.85 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
OS Android (7.0 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3)
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
for U.S. Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 46
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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