Sony Xperia XZ3 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 30, 2018	Jan 17, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$900	$1300 | €1449

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches 158 x 73 x 9.9 mm	6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm (~9.5 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.81 oz / 193.0 g	8.22 oz / 233.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Red, White	Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 80.67% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.12% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 550 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 501 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2310 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.1 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.1GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.2​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 750
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (14), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2187
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	6669
3D Mark High
Untested	4960
3D Mark Low
Untested	2710

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Battery

Type
3330 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 39min

Browsing

20h 6min

Video

8h 18min

Gaming

13h 53min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
19 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

156

Overall

162

Photo

151

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7,tri-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 03, 2018 FCC ID value: PY7-26828G	Date approved: Nov 29, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS928U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.14 W/kg Body: 0.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg	Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.62 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1420

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1660

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Sony Xperia XZ3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Specs
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