Should you buy Samsung Galaxy S9 or Sony Xperia 1? Well, your search ends here. Find out which mobile phone is best for you - Compare the two models on the basis of their Price in India, Body, Display, Storage, Connectivity, Camera, and Performance. Samsung Galaxy S9 starts at ₹ 34,999 and Sony Xperia 1 starts at ₹ 73,899.
Samsung Galaxy S9 has screen size of 5.8 inches and Sony Xperia 1 has screen size of 6.5 inches . Samsung Galaxy S9 comes up with internal storage of 128 GB and RAM of 4 GB . Sony Xperia 1 comes up with internal storage of 64 GB/128 GB and RAM of 6 GB. Coming to the Camera, Former has primary camera of 12 MP Camera with LED Flash and front camera of 8 MP Camera whereas latter has primary camera of 12 MP (f/1.6) + 12 MP (f/2.4) + 12 MP (f/2.4) Triple Camera with LED Flash and front camera of 8 MP (f/2.0) Camera.
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Specifications | Samsung Galaxy S9 | Sony Xperia 1 |
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OS | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | Android OS, v9.0 (Pie) |
Screen Size | 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
Internal Storage | 64 GB/256 GB | 64 GB/128 GB |
Summary | |||
Specs Score | 72 | ||
OS | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | Android OS, v9.0 (Pie) | |
Screen Size | 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches | |
Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | |
RAM | 6 GB | ||
Internal Storage | 64 GB/256 GB | 64 GB/128 GB |
GENERAL | |||
Device type | Phablet | Phablet | |
Operating System | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) | Android OS, v9.0 (Pie) | |
Sim | Single Sim | Hybrid SIM |
DESIGN | |||
Height | 147.7 mm | 167 mm | |
Thickness | 8.5 mm | 8.2 mm | |
Weight | 163 g | 180 g | |
Width | 68.7 mm | 72 mm |
DISPLAY | |||
Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
Screen resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels | 1644 x 3840 pixels | |
Screen size | 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches | |
Technology | Super AMOLED (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | 4K OLED (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | |
Touchscreen | Capacitive Touchscreen | Capacitive Touchscreen |
PERFORMANCE | |||
Call Records | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
Card Slot | microSD Card | microSD Card | |
Chipset | Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | |
CPU | Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA / Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China | Octa Core (1x2.84 GHz & 3x2.42 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) Kryo 485 | |
External Storage | Up to 400 GB | Up to 512 GB | |
GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA / Adreno 630 - USA & China | Adreno 640 | |
Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS | SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Push Email | |
Phonebook | Unlimited | Unlimited |
STORAGE | |||
Internal Storage | 64 GB/256 GB | 64 GB/128 GB |
CAMERA | |||
Camera Features | OIS, HDR, 4K video | HDR, 4K Video recording, Super Slow Motion, OIS, EIS, Panorama | |
Front Camera | 8 MP Camera | 8 MP (f/2.0) Camera | |
Primary camera | 12 MP Camera with LED Flash | 12 MP (f/1.6) + 12 MP (f/2.4) + 12 MP (f/2.4) Triple Camera with LED Flash | |
Video Recording | Yes | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps |
MULTIMEDIA | |||
Audio Jack | 3.5mm Audio Jack | No | |
Audio Player | WAV, AAC+, AC3, OGG, FLAC, WMA, MP3, AMR, AAC, MXMF, eAAC+ | AAC, AMR, eAAC+, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA | |
FM Radio | Yes | ||
Games | Yes | Yes | |
Speakers | Yes | Yes | |
Video Player | 3GP, ASF, M4V, H.263, H.264, MKV, 3G2, DivX, AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG4 | 3GPP, AVI, H.263, H.264, M4V, MKV, MPEG4 |
BATTERY | |||
Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery |
CONNECTIVITY | |||
Bluetooth | v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | v5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
Browser | HTML5 | HTML5 | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
GPS Facility | with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
USB | USB Type-C, 3.1 | 3.1 USB Type-C 1.0, USB OTG | |
WLAN | 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 |
NETWORK SUPPORT | |||
2G | Yes | Yes | |
3G | Yes | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz | |
4G | Yes | Yes | |
5G | Yes | Yes |
MORE FEATURES | |||
Face Unlock | Yes | Yes | |
Fingerprint Sensor | Yes | Yes | |
Quick Charging | Yes | Yes | |
Sensors | Face Unlock, Fingerprint Sensor, NFC, Waterproof, Dust proof, Wireless Charging, IRIS Sensor, Quick Charging, Samsung Pay | Fingerprint Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass |
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Samsung Galaxy S9 comes up with a weight of 163 g whereas Sony Xperia 1 weights around 180 g . Thickness of Samsung Galaxy S9 is 8.5 mm and the thickness of other mobiles is 8.2 mm.
Samsung Galaxy S9 comes up with primary camera of 12 MP Camera with LED Flash whereas Sony Xperia 1 comes up with 12 MP (f/1.6) + 12 MP (f/2.4) + 12 MP (f/2.4) Triple Camera with LED Flash. Some of the Camera Features for both the mobiles include OIS, HDR, 4K video .
Chipset, one of the important feature of the mobiles used in these Mobiles are Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA / Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 - USA & China and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 respectively. Samsung Galaxy S9 comes up microSD Card card slot and Sony Xperia 1 comes up with microSD Card card slot. CPU used in Samsung Galaxy S9 is Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA / Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China and used in Sony Xperia 1 is Octa Core (1x2.84 GHz & 3x2.42 GHz & 4x1.8 GHz) Kryo 485.