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Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Sony Xperia L3
What Galaxy S9 does better (14) and where Xperia L3 wins (4) — every spec side by side.
Dimensions
Size comparison
Galaxy S9Xperia L3
| Galaxy S9 | Xperia L3 | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 148 mm | 154 mm | −6 mm |
| Width | 69 mm | 72 mm | −3 mm |
| Thickness | 9 mm | 8.9 mm | +0.1 mm |
| Weight | 163 g | 156 g | +7 g |
Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).
Why is Galaxy S9 better than Xperia L3?
- Storage (max)256 GB vs 32 GB8×
- OLED panelYes · Xperia L3: No
- Optical stabilisationYes · Xperia L3: No
- Wireless chargingYes · Xperia L3: No
- Stereo speakersYes · Xperia L3: No
- Pixel density570 ppi vs 303 ppi+88%
- RAM4 GB vs 3 GB+33%
- CPU frequency2.7 GHz vs 2 GHz+35%
- Resolution (width)1,440 px vs 720 px2×
- Storage (base)64 GB vs 32 GB2×
- 3.5 mm headphone jackYes · Xperia L3: No
- USB version3.1 vs 2+55%
Why is Xperia L3 better than Galaxy S9?
- Battery capacity3,000 mAh vs 3,300 mAh+10%
- Main camera12 MP vs 13 MP+8%
- Rear cameras1 vs 22×
- Weight163 g vs 156 g+4%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 163 g | 156 g |
| Thickness | 9 mm | 8.9 mm |
| Height | 148 mm | 154 mm |
| Width | 69 mm | 72 mm |
| Frame | Aluminium | — |
| Back | Glass | — |
| Ingress protection | IP68 | — |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx8 | — |
| Glass protection | Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colours | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 5.8″ | 5.7″ |
| Panel | AMOLED | IPS |
| OLED panel | Yes | No |
| Resolution (width) | 1,440 px | 720 px |
| Resolution (height) | 2,960 px | 1,570 px |
| Pixel density | 570 ppi | 303 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | — |
| Peak brightness | 740 nits | — |
| Measured brightness | 653 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.3% | 71.6% |
| HDR | Yes | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 | Mediatek Helio P22 |
| Chip maker | Samsung | Mediatek |
| Process | 10 nm | — |
| CPU cores | 8 | 8 |
| CPU frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2 GHz |
| GPU | Mali G72 MP18 | PowerVR GE8320 |
| AnTuTu score | 611,930 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi-core) | 2,000 | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Storage (max) | 256 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage (base) | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | — |
| Memory card slot | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Main camera aperture | f/1.5 | — |
| Main sensor size | 1/2.55" | — |
| Rear cameras | 1 | 2 |
| Optical stabilisation | Yes | No |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | No |
| Telephoto camera | No | No |
| Max video | 1080p | 1080p |
| 4K video frame rate | 60 fps | — |
| Selfie camera | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| 4K selfie video | No | No |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 3,000 mAh | 3,300 mAh |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Wired charging | 15 W | — |
| Charged in 30 min | 40% | — |
| Wireless charging | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging power | 10 W | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | No | No |
| eSIM | No | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | — |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C | — |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| Satellite navigation | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | GPS, GLONASS |
| Features | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | No |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | Yes | No |
| Fingerprint sensor | Rear | — |
| Barometer | Yes | — |
| Sensors | proximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, barometer, fingerprint | accelerometer, compass, fingerprint |
| SAR (head) | 0.36 W/kg | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Platform | Android | Android |
| Interface | Samsung Experience 9.0 | — |
