Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs Sony Xperia XZ vs Huawei Mate 9

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Huawei
Announced August 2015 September 2016 November 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Coming Soon - October 2016 Available - November 2016
Price Rs. 40,800 ($600.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,990 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 51,500 ($770.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Platinum, Mineral Black, Forest Blue White, Gold, Graphite, Brown, Pink, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.03 x 3 x 0.3 in)
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Metal Body
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 960
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 530 Mali-G71
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.2 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (373 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.92% 70.79% 77.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 23 MP Dual 12 MP & 20 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica optics, Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, Dual-video Rec. 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1080p, HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2900 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -