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Sony Xperia Z1 vs Samsung Galaxy S9

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S9 , Sony Xperia Z1

Samsung Galaxy S9 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) USA/LATAM, screen 5.8", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia Z1 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 20 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" inch 5" inch
Screen area 84.8 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.6% 64.7%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 570 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3'', AF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF 2 MP
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 81
DxOMark Selfie Score 81
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) USA/LATAM, China Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) USA/LATAM, China Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G72 MP18 EMEA -Adreno 630 USA/LATAM, China Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 512GB 4GB 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 247256 41148
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3288 970
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8240 2343
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8705 2240
Antutu 8 score 284449
GeekBench 4 Battery 3960
GeekBench 5 Single Core 469
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1957
General specs Release date 2018, February 2013, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.7 Х 68.7 Х 8.5 mm 144 Х 74 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 163 g 170 g
Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue Black, White, Purple
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 490 EUR 330 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 880 h (2G) / Up to 850 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G) Music play - Up to 110 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE 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) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6903, C6943  LTE band 1(2100), 17(700) - C6906
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head)     1.15 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine
Other features Dop Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM) Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - ANT+ - IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Honami, Sony Xperia Z1 C6902/L39h, Sony Xperia Z1 C6903, Sony Xperia Z1 C6906, Sony Xperia Z1 C6943

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy S9
  • Screen 5.8"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Xperia Z1
  • Screen 5"
  • Main camera 20 MP
  • External memory microSD GB