Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Sony Xperia XZ1

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Sony
Announced
August 2017	August 2017
Status
Coming Soon - September 2017	Coming Soon - September 2017
Colors
Black, Blue Coral, Gold	Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)	148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm (5.83 x 2.89 x 0.29 in)
Weight
195 g (6.88 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type
Single/Dual SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342
4G Network
LTE	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8341, F8342
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant - Samsung Pay	- Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED
Yes	Yes

OS
Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)	Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar]	Adreno 540 [Similar]
RAM
6 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64/128/256 GB	64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch Resistant Glass, HDR10 Compliant, Triluminous Display
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.3 inches [Similar]	5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.03%	68.50%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
Dual 12 MP [Similar]	19 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama	Predictive Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera
8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar]	13 MP, 1080p, f/2.0 [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi
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
USB
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5

Internal
64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM
USB OTG
Supported	Supported