Sony Xperia 1 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia 1

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Sony Xperia 1 or Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia 1 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
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Release date 2019, February 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 167 x 72 x 8.2 mm | 6.57 x 6.57 x 2.83 in 162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm | 6.4 x 6.4 x 3.03 in
Weight 178 g | 6.28 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6) & aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Gray, Purple, White Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Battery 3330 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.5" in 6.3" in
Screen area 98.6 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.0% 80.1%
Screen resolution 1644 x 3840 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 393 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - DCI-P3 100%
-HDR BT.2020
-Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 24 MP, Quad
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS
- 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS
- 12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
-24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
-5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0'', 1.12µm, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 94 88
DxOMark Photo 99 93
DxOMark Video 84 77
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 0.9µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 78
DxOMark Photo 82
DxOMark Video 72

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 372456
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 933 317
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2619 1095
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2446
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 2225
GeekBench 5 Single Core 720 300
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2614 1336

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE 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), 46, 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dynamic vibration system
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W (USB Power Delivery 2.0)
- USB Power Delivery
- IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
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- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Previously known as Sony Xperia XZ4

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Pro, Samsung Galaxy A9s Versions: SM-A920F/DS (Global); SM-A9200 (China)

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