Samsung Galaxy NX vs Sony A9 II

Lets look more closely at the Samsung Galaxy NX and Sony A9 II, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Samsung and Sony. The sensor resolution of the Galaxy NX (20MP) and the A9 II (24MP) is very comparable but the Galaxy NX (APS-C) and A9 II (Full frame) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Galaxy NX was manufactured 7 years before the A9 II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summary of how the Galaxy NX matches up versus the A9 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung Galaxy NX & Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung Galaxy NX Gallery & Sony A9 II Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Samsung Galaxy NX has exterior dimensions of 137mm x 101mm x 26mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 495 grams (1.09 lbs) and the Sony A9 II has measurements of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

Check the Samsung Galaxy NX and Sony A9 II in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the Galaxy NX and the A9 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Galaxy NX and A9 II is 82 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the gap in sensor sizing simply by seeing technical specs. The visual here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Galaxy NX and A9 II.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The Galaxy NX because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF harder and the Sony A9 II will show greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images more aggressively. The older Galaxy NX will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.