Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Sony Xperia X Performance

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced August 2015 December 2015 February 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - February 2016 Coming soon
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 75,700 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Yes
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
144.8 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
Weight 142.6 g (5.01.0.21 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5633, E5643, E5663 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5633
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - E5643
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5663
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 - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 530
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 74.11% 66.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 23 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash Pulse LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.3" Exmor RS Sensor, 24mm G Lens F2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" Exmor RS Sensor, 1080p, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB OTG microUSB v2.0
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, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3300 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 495 h (2G)
Up to 504 h (3G)
Up to 78 h -
Talk Time Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Up to 17 h (3G) -