Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Sony Xperia M5 vs Samsung Galaxy Note5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Samsung
Announced October 2014 August 2015 August 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 40,800 ($600.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White, Gold Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.03 x 3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
HSDPA
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
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420
GPU - PowerVR G6200 Mali-T760MP8
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.85% 65.89% 76.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, Dual-video Rec.
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
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Talk Time - Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
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