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Sony Xperia XZ3 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

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8.3
Sony Xperia XZ3
9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia XZ3 Samsung Galaxy S9
Released · Oct 17, 2018
Released · Mar 16, 2018
6.0-inch
5.8-inch
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3330 mAh
3000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches
158 x 73 x 9.9 mm 		5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.81 oz (193.0 g) 5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Red, White Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch 5.8-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Technology
OLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
80.67 % 84.36 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
550 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385 		Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 630
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 49 GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3330 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single 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 		12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
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: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
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: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 900 $ 720

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 30, 2018 Feb 25, 2018

Alternative variants

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
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 820
with 128 GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 770
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