Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018)
samsung galaxy a5 (2018)
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
sony xperia z3 compact
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced Not announced yet September 2014
Status Rumored Available - September 2014
Colors Various Black, White, Green, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 129 g (4.55 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1.9 GHz Octa-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T830MP3 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 16 MP, f/1.8, 1080p [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)