Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z5 Premium vs Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs Samsung Galaxy A9

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Microsoft Samsung
Announced September 2015 October 2015 Expected Announcement - November 2015
Status Available - November 2015 Available - November 2015 Rumored - December 2015
Price Rs. 41,390 ($608.68) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 34,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Chrome, Black, Gold Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154.4 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm
(6.08 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm
(5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 in)
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Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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 - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 620
GPU Adreno 430 Adreno 430 Adreno 510
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 2160 x 3840 pixels (806 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (518 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.38% 74.43% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3430 mAh 3340 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
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Talk Time - Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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