vivo X9 vs Sony Xperia XZ Comparison and Differences

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vivo X9 or Sony Xperia XZ Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model vivo X9 Sony Xperia XZ
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Release date 2016, November 2016, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.6 x 74 x 7 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.91 in 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.83 in
Weight 154 g | 5.43 oz 161 g | 5.68 oz
Body Build Aluminum body
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Colors Gold, Rose Gold Mineral black, Platinum, Forest blue, Deep pink
Battery 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
Approximate price 460 EUR 250 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.8% 70.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 23 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, PDAF, f/2.0 -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF & laser AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8''
8 MP
13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3''
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8 (Oreo); Funtouch 3 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 530
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - F8331
64 GB, 3 GB RAM - F8332

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 188
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 795
GeekBench 5 Single Core 167 284
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1011 695
GeekBench 4 Single Core 852 1567
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3965 3616
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3081 7230

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1x & TD-SCDMA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8331, F8332
-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) - F8331, F8332
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.20 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 32-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Other extras
- Fast battery charging

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ Dual F8332 with dual-SIM card slots

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