Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017	Oct 11, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches 165 x 79 x 8.1 mm	6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.63 oz (188.0 g)	6.46 oz (183.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Back: Other
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, White	Caviar black, Lemonade blue, Bubblegum pink

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.10% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 80.51% screen-to-body
Type
	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 367 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 392 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2	Adreno 512
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion	3800 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
23 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	24 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.9" Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes HDR, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, Flash) Video capture: 1080p	24 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 18, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA920F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

Memory	64GB
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

Links

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