Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Sony Xperia M5
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| Expected Announcement - December 2014 | August 2015 |
| Status | |
| Rumored - January 2015 | Available - August 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B | Black, White, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm (5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in) |
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm (5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 133 g (4.69 oz) | 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 72.64% | 65.89% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 [Similar] | PowerVR G6200 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar] | 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [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 | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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, 3 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-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2600 mAh | 2600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 671 h (2G) Up to 656 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 11 h 49 min (2G) Up to 12 h 11 min (3G) |