Samsung Galaxy Note9 vs Sony Xperia E5

Samsung Galaxy Note9

Sony Xperia E5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (5CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass, aluminium alloy

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SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

161.9 mm

144 mm
Width

76.4 mm

69 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

201 g

147 g
Stylus

Yes(Bluetooth integration)

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Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

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Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Black, Blue, Copper, Purple

Graphite Black, White

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

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Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm

13 MP
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

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Primary camera video

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

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Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

107

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DxOMark video

94

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DxOMark camera score

103

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Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

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Bluetooth AptX

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

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GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

Yes

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Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, heart rate, iris sensor, light, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, proximity