Sony Xperia XZ1 vs Karbonn K9 Smart Grand

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Comparing the Sony Xperia XZ1 vs Karbonn K9 Smart Grand across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia XZ1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Karbonn K9 Smart Grand runs at 1.3 GHz, making Sony Xperia XZ1 the better performer.


Display: Both Sony Xperia XZ1 and Karbonn K9 Smart Grand offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches, but Sony Xperia XZ1 features a IPS LCD display compared to Karbonn K9 Smart Grand's TFT, making Sony Xperia XZ1 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XZ1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 19 MP, while Karbonn K9 Smart Grand offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ1 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia XZ1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Karbonn K9 Smart Grand offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia XZ1 offers a higher battery capacity with 2700 mAh, while Karbonn K9 Smart Grand offers 2300 mAh, making Sony Xperia XZ1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Karbonn K9 Smart Grand offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Xperia XZ1 offers 64 GB, making Karbonn K9 Smart Grand the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia XZ1 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Karbonn K9 Smart Grand has a rating of 3.4.

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Summary

Release Date

25 Sep, 2017
21 Sep, 2017
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 835
N/A
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
480x854 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
19 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
13 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
2700 mAh
2300 mAh
6600 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
8 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Sturdy design
  • Good performer
  • Front-firing speakers and Hi-res audio support
  • Android Oreo out-of-the-box
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Looks archaic in comparison to other flagships
  • No dual-cameras on the back
  • Heating issues
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5
(187 ratings)
3.4/5
(123 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2017
(Official)
Sep 21, 2017
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280
Quad core, 1.3 GHz
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540
N/A
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
1 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
480x854 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
188 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.84 %
67 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

148 mm
150 mm
162.98 mm

Width

73 mm
74 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
9.45 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

155 grams
178 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

19 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5000 x 3500 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

2700 mAh
2300 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 8.5 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
8 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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