Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | August 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - August 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B | Black, White, Mint |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) |
164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm (6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 123 g (4.34 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5553 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5506 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5553 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5506 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 6.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 70.85% | 75.99% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Mali-T760MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 85.6 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, BLE, ANT+ | v4.1, A2DP, apt-X |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2300 mAh | 2930 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 714 h (2G) Up to 769 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 14 h 24 min (2G) Up to 12 h 53 min (3G) |