Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XZs vs Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Google Pixel 5a 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Google
Announced February 2017 February 2018 August 2021
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - August 2021
Price Rs. 49,990 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Blue, Gray, Gold Various Mostly Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.1 x 2.9 x 0.3 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 183 g (6.46 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) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - region dependent
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - - 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 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 (rear-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 11
User Interface - Samsung Experience -
Processor Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 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 (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 530 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 620
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, To Be Confirmed Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.2 inches 5.8 inches 6.34 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (415 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 84.00% 85.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 19 MP 12 MP 12.2 MP + 16 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 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 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, 77˚ (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 720p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 83˚ (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 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 (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC
Wi-Fi 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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 USB Type-C 3.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not 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 heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Capacity 2900 mAh 3000 mAh 4680 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -