Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z5 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Sony Xperia Pro-I

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced September 2015 February 2018 October 2021
Status Available - October 2015 Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - December 2021
Price Rs. 27,300 ($399.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Graphite Black, Yellow, Coral Various Frosted Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
166 x 72 x 8.9 mm
(6.54 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant 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 (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Built-in strap-hole
glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Native Sony Alpha camera support
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 11
User Interface - Samsung Experience -
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 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 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 430 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 660
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 4K OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR BT.2020
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B Colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.8 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1644 x 3840 pixels (643 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.04% 84.00% 82.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash No
Features Auto focus, 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 MP, f/2.0-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1.0-type, 2.4µm, PDAF, OIS (315 PDAF points, 90% frame coverage)
12 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", PDAF, 2x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", Dual Pixel PDAF
0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, panorama, 12-bit RAW, HDR, eye tracking
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 5.1 MP, 1080p, 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 Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2; USB On-The-Go, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor 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 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery
Capacity 2700 mAh 3000 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -