Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Sony Xperia 5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced February 2016 February 2018 September 2019
Status Available - March 2016 Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Various Blue, Red, Black, Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
158 x 68 x 8.2 mm
(6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor(side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
24-bit/192kHz audio
Dynamic vibration system
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Dolby Atmos sound
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - Samsung Experience -
Processor Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 640
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 128GB
External Memory microSD upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Full HD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
DCI-P3 100%
HDR BT.2020
Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.8 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.13% 84.00% 81.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio - No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
Panorama, HDR, Eye Tracking
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host 3.1, 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, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB, 6GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG Supported Not 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Capacity 3600 mAh 3000 mAh 3140 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -