Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Sony Xperia C5 Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced Expected Announcement - December 2014 July 2015 August 2015
Status Rumored - January 2015 Available - August 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Black, White, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 187 g (6.6 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5553
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5506
4G Network LTE 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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 405 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.64% 73.99% 75.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 200 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3050 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)