Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Sony Xperia XZ3

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus vs Sony Xperia XZ3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia XZ3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus runs at 2.7 GHz, making Sony Xperia XZ3 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Sony Xperia XZ3 offers 6 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia XZ3's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XZ3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 19 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia XZ3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Sony Xperia XZ3 offers 3330 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and Sony Xperia XZ3 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
₹70,000
(Out of Stock)
Sony Xperia XZ3
₹75,990
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

81%
79%

Release Date

16 Mar, 2018
15 Jan, 2020

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Snapdragon 845
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
Super AMOLED
OLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1440x2880 px (QHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
19 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3330 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A

Expert Review

9.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous design and display
  • Fantastic camera, even in low light
  • Powerful performance
  • Features such as 3.5mm port and dual-SIM support
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Intelligent scan isn’t fast enough
  • AR Emojis are barely useful
  • Average battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(39,312 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

248,237
AnTuTu Score
N/A

Video

Videos
12 More Videos
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 16, 2018
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Processor

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP18
Adreno 630

RAM

6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

248,237
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)
OLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)
1440x2880 px (QHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
18:9

Pixel Density

531 ppi
537 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.99 %
83.18 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

158.1 mm
153 mm

Width

73.8 mm
73 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

189 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L3 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
19 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.22µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Hybrid autofocus Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
5160 x 3872 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
3330 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Stylus

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

IRIS Scanner

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass