Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | September 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - October 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 27,300 ($399.99) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B | White, Graphite Black, Yellow, Coral |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) |
127 x 65 x 8.9 mm (5 x 2.56 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 123 g (4.34 oz) | 138 g (4.87 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 4.6 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 70.85% | 69.04% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 430 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 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 Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [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 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2300 mAh | 2700 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |