Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C5 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Sony Xperia X Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced August 2015 January 2017 Not announced yet
Status Available - August 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017 Rumored
Price Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Mint Black, White, Gold, Pink Gray, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
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Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) - -
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5553
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8956 Plus Snapdragon 660
GPU Mali-T760MP2 Mali-T860 MP4 -
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.7 inches 6.45 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (499 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.99% 73.79% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP 19 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2930 mAh 3600 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 714 h (2G)
Up to 769 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 53 min (3G)
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