Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Sony Xperia 5 III - Detailed Phone Comparison

Detailed Comparison

Specification

General

Launch Date March 9, 2018 October 8, 2021
Release Year 2018 2021

Physical

Volume 86.25 cm³ 87.54 cm³
Screen Size to Weight Ratio 3.56 "/g 3.63 "/g
Weight 163 g 168 g
Height 147.7 mm 157 mm
Width 68.7 mm 68 mm
Thickness 8.5 mm 8.2 mm
Foldable Design No No
Available Colors
  • Midnight Black
  • Coral Blue
  • Titanium Gray
  • Lilac Purple
  • Burgundy Red
  • Sunrise Gold
  • Ice Blue
  • Black
  • Green
  • Pink

Display

Screen Size 5.8 " 6.1 "
Resolution 1440 x 2960 1080 x 2520
Aspect Ratio 19:9 21:9
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.1 % 81.4 %
Pixel Density 570 PPI 449 PPI
Refresh Rate N/A 120 Hz
Typical Brightness N/A N/A
HBM Brightness N/A N/A
Peak Brightness N/A N/A

Hardware

Battery Capacity per Screen Area 89.18 mAh/in² 120.94 mAh/in²
Battery Density 34.78 mAh/cm³ 51.4 mAh/cm³
Battery Capacity 3000 mAh 4500 mAh
NFC Support Yes Yes
Chipset Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 660

Connectivity

USB Version 3.1 3.1
OTG Support 1
DisplayPort
DisplayPort Version N/A N/A
USB Features USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Video Output

Software

Operating System Android Android
Initial OS Version 8.0 11
Maximum OS Version 10 13