Sony Xperia XZ vs OnePlus 9 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Sony Xperia XZ
9.0
OnePlus 9
Sony Xperia XZ OnePlus 9
Released · Oct 02, 2016
Released · Apr 02, 2021
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
2900 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Mar 23, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$729

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches
160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm
Weight
5.68 oz / 161.0 g 6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Gray, Pink, Blue Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 2.5 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 660
Memory
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (11)

Battery

Type
2900 mAh 4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 OnePlus Warp Charge
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 50min
Browsing
11h 29min
Video
9h 16min
Gaming
9h 6min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
23 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White)
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (EIS)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 14, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-29752M
Date approved: Mar 24, 2021
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF136
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.35 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg
Head: 1.20 W/kg
Body: 0.78 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 64GB
Dual SIM Yes
With 12GB RAM and 256GB storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP) $829
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