Compare Samsung Galaxy S9 vs. Sony Xperia 5 III


Samsung Galaxy S9 Sony Xperia 5 III
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phone
phone
Brand Samsung Sony
Model Galaxy S9 Xperia 5 III
Category Premium Premium
Announced March 2018 April 2021
Approximate price 849€ / 939$ / 739£ 999€ / 1.099$ / 829£
Status Available Available
phone_android Body
Dimensions 148 x 69 x 9mm
5,81 x 2,70 x 0,33″		 165 x 71 x 8mm
6,50 x 2,80 x 0,32″
Weight 163 gr / 5,75 oz 186 gr / 6,56 oz
Material Glass front
Glass back
Metal frame		 Glass front
Glass back
Metal frame
Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue Black, Green, Pink
SIM
Card Size
Dual SIM Hybrid, Standby Hybrid, Standby
Display
Panel Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 5.8″ 6.1″
Resolution 1.440 x 2.960 pixels 1.080 x 2.520 pixels
Aspect Ratio 5.9:18
Pixel Density ~570 ppi ~449 ppi
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9810
CPU Octa-core 2.7 GHz GHz
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Memory
Storage/RAM 64GB / 4GB RAM
128GB / 4GB RAM
256GB / 4GB RAM		 128GB / 8GB RAM
256GB / 8GB RAM
Memory Type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
Card Slot microSDXC microSDXC
camera_front Main Camera
Lenses
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Vídeo Array
Selfie Camera
Lenses
Features Auto-HDR HDR
Vídeo Array
Sound
Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5mm Jack Yes Yes
Fingerprint Sensor
Type Capacitive Capacitive
Position Rear Side
Battery
Type Li-Ion Li-Po
Capacity 3000 mAh 4500 mAh
Removable No No
Quick Charging 1
Wireless Charging 1
wifi Communications
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Wi-Fi Direct
NFC Yes Yes
Bluetooth 5.0, aptX 5.2, aptX HD
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS / A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, QZDDS / A-GPS
USB
Radio FM No No
IR Blaster No No
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phone
phone
Brand Samsung Sony
Model Galaxy S9 Xperia 5 III
Category Premium Premium
Announced March 2018 April 2021
Price ≈ 849€ / 939$ / 739£ 999€ / 1.099$ / 829£
Status Available Available
phone_android Body
Dims. 148 x 69 x 9mm
5,81 x 2,70 x 0,33″		 165 x 71 x 8mm
6,50 x 2,80 x 0,32″
Weight 163 gr / 5,75 oz 186 gr / 6,56 oz
Material Glass front
Glass back
Metal frame		 Glass front
Glass back
Metal frame
Colors Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue Black, Green, Pink
SIM
Card Size
Dual SIM Hybrid, Standby Hybrid, Standby
Display
Panel Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 5.8″ 6.1″
Resolution 1.440 x 2.960 pixels 1.080 x 2.520 pixels
Aspect Ratio 5.9:18
Pixel Density ~570 ppi ~449 ppi
Hardware
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9810
CPU Octa-core 2.7 GHz GHz
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Memory
Storage / RAM 64GB / 4GB RAM
128GB / 4GB RAM
256GB / 4GB RAM		 128GB / 8GB RAM
256GB / 8GB RAM
Memory Type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
Memory Card Slot microSDXC microSDXC
camera_front Main Camera
Lenses
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Vídeo Array
Selfie Camera
Lenses
Features Auto-HDR HDR
Vídeo Array
Sound
Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5mm Jack Yes Yes
Fingerprint Sensor
Type Capacitive Capacitive
Position Rear Side
Battery
Type Li-Ion Li-Po
Capacity 3000 mAh 4500 mAh
Removable No No
Quick Charging 1
Wireless Charging 1
wifi Communications
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Wi-Fi Direct
NFC Yes Yes
Bluetooth 5.0, aptX 5.2, aptX HD
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS / A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, QZDDS / A-GPS
USB
Radio FM No No
IR Blaster No No