Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Sony Xperia XZ

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

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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

147.7 mm

146 mm
Width

68.7 mm

72 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

163 g

161 g
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

Yes, IP68

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Colors

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Deep pink, Forest blue, Mineral black, Platinum

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.8 inches

5.2 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

570 ppi

424 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers
Display features

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Quad-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3

Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55

dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
Chipset

Exynos 9810 Octa / Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU

Mali-G72 MP18 / Adreno 630

Adreno 530
Memory RAM

4 GB

3 GB
Internal storage

64, 128, 256 GB

32, 64 GB
Memory card

microSD(uses second SIM slot)

microSD
Memory card max

400 GB

256 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Photo / Video

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Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm

23 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

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Primary camera video

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

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera Autofocus

dual pixel phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

-
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

-
Primary camera laser autofocus

-

laser autofocus
Camera features

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

8 MP, f/1.7 , 25 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.22 µm

13 MP, f/2.0 , 22 mm, 1/3"
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

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Secondary camera autofocus

autofocus

-
Secondary camera dual video call

dual video call

-
Secondary camera HDR

Auto HDR

HDR
Selfie camera video

1440p@30fps

1080p

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

-

No
Sensors

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity