Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Sony Xperia 1

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Galaxy S9+ compared with Xperia 1

	SamsungGalaxy S9+	SonyXperia 1
Overview
Released
Released	March 2018	May 2019
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.2″	6.5″
Resolution
Resolution	2960 × 1440	3840 × 1644 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	531 pixels per inch	643 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Display type
Display type	Quad HD+ curved (dual edge) Super AMOLED, 18.5:9, 16M colours; 6.2 inches as a full rectangle, 6.1 inches with rounded corners	4K HDR OLED, 21:9 CinemaWide
Pixel density
Pixel density	529 ppi	–
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front and back	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Display features
Display features	–	X1 for mobile; Creator mode powered by CineAlta; DCI-P3 and BT.2020 colour support
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 9810	Snapdragon 855
Memory
Memory	6 GB	6 GB
Storage
Storage	64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB (better)	128 GB
CPU
CPU	10 nm, 64-bit, octa-core (2.7 GHz quad + 1.7 GHz quad on Samsung's UK product page; the UK launch specification said 2.8 GHz quad); 6 GB of RAM	–
GPU
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18	–
Storage type
Storage type	64 GB, 128 GB (109.4 GB available on Samsung's UK product page) or 256 GB (227.6 GB available on Samsung's regional specification); microSD card slot up to 400 GB at UK launch and in UK support guidance, though the later UK product page lists 512 GB	128 GB UFS; microSDXC slot supports up to 512 GB
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	12 MP	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	12 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	12 MP	12 MP
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	2×	2×
Front camera
Front camera	8 MP	8 MP
Main camera
Main camera	Super Speed Dual Pixel 12 MP, autofocus, OIS, dual aperture F1.5/F2.4	12 MP, 26 mm, ƒ/1.6, 1/2.6-inch Exmor RS sensor, 1.4 µm pixels
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	–	12 MP, 16 mm, ƒ/2.4, 1/3.4-inch sensor
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	12 MP, autofocus, F2.4, OIS, 2x optical zoom	12 MP, 52 mm, ƒ/2.4, 1/3.4-inch sensor
Front camera
Front camera	8 MP, autofocus, F1.7	8 MP, ƒ/2.0, 1/4-inch sensor
Zoom
Zoom	2x optical zoom; digital zoom up to 10x	2× optical and 5× digital zoom
Video recording
Video recording	UHD 4K (3,840 × 2,160) at 60 fps; Super Slow-mo at 960 fps (HD); slow motion at 240 fps (Full HD)	4K HDR movie recording; Cinema Pro powered by CineAlta; 960 fps super slow motion at FHD or HD
Camera features
Camera features	Super Slow-mo with Motion Detection; AR Emoji; Bixby Vision	Eye AF; up to 10 fps burst with AF/AE; Optical SteadyShot; two-stage shutter button
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,500 mAh (better)	3,330 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 18 hours	–
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes (wattage not published)	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Internet use up to 13 hours (3G), 15 hours (LTE) or 15 hours (Wi-Fi); audio playback up to 54 hours (94 hours with Always On Display off); talk time up to 25 hours (3G)	–
Wired charging
Wired charging	Fast wired charging compatible with QC 2.0	USB Power Delivery; Sony claims up to 50% charge in 30 minutes with the included UCH32 charger
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Fast wireless charging compatible with WPC and PMA	–
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	189 g	178 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	8.5 mm	8.2 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	158.1 × 73.8 mm	167 × 72 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass 5 front and back with an aluminium frame	–
Colours
Colours	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Lilac Purple at UK launch	Black, Purple, White, Grey
Buttons
Buttons	–	Power, volume, fingerprint sensor and dedicated camera shutter
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP68	Sony rates it IP65/68 for water and dust resistance
Biometrics
Biometrics	Iris scanner, fingerprint sensor (rear, below the camera), face recognition; Intelligent Scan combines iris and face	Side fingerprint sensor
Sensors
Sensors	Iris, pressure, accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, heart rate, proximity, RGB light	–
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers tuned by AKG; Dolby Atmos	Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos; DSEE HX, LDAC and aptX HD audio
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 8 (Oreo)	Android 9 Pie
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	LTE Cat 18, enhanced 4×4 MIMO, carrier aggregation, LAA	4G LTE
SIM
SIM	Single nano-SIM, or hybrid dual SIM (second nano-SIM or microSD)	Hybrid dual nano-SIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), VHT80 MU-MIMO, 1024-QAM	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 (LE up to 2 Mbps); ANT+	Bluetooth 5.0
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB
USB	USB Type-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1; 3.5 mm headphone jack	USB-C 3.1 with DisplayPort 4K/60 output; no 3.5 mm headphone socket
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, BeiDou	–