Sony Xperia XA vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Price Comparison (India)

Manufacturer
Sony	Samsung
Announced
February 2016	August 2018
Status
Available - June 2016	Available - August 2018
Price
Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold	Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm (5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)	161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz)	201 g (7.09 oz)
SIM Type
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 (optional)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	- Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Notification LED
-	Yes

OS
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Processor
1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
GPU
Mali-T860 [Similar]	Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar]	6/8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB	128/512 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar]	6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]	1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
71.71%	84.15%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]	Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama	12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec
Front Camera
8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar]	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps	Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi
Yes	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
HTML5	HTML5

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM	128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG
-	Not Supported