Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XA vs Sony Xperia XA Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Samsung
Announced February 2016 May 2016 January 2017
Status Available - June 2016 Available - July 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,000 ($382.35) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)
164.2 x 79.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.33 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) -
SIM Type Dual-SIM - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor 1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 1.8GHz Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880
GPU Mali-T860 Mali-T860 Mali-T860 MP4
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.71% 76.18% 71.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Hybrid Autofocus, 1/2.4'' Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar] 16 MP, Autofocus, OIS, LED flash [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes Yes v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Yes Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2700 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 48 h - -