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Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Sony Xperia L

2.7 in
5.81 in
Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
2.56 in
5.07 in
Sony Xperia L Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
20
4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
10 %
4 stars
90 %
3 stars
0 %
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6
4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
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User rating
46
4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230
GPU modelARM Mali-G72 MP18Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory4 GB1 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Screen size5.8 in4.3 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2960 px854 x 480 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
TN TFT
Pixel density570.0 ppi228.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRyesno
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Internal storage
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage400GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Height5.81 in5.07 in
Width2.7 in2.56 in
Depth0.33 in0.38 in
Weight5.75 oz4.83 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CMHL

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesno
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S9Samsung Galaxy S9
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh1750.0 mAh
Standby time326.0 h498.0 h
Talk time22.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S9