Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs HTC One X9 vs Samsung Galaxy C5

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Samsung
Announced December 2015 December 2015 May 2016
Status Available - February 2016 Available - January 2016 Coming Soon - June 2016
Price Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,810 ($320.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 22,500 ($330.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, White Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
153.9 x 75.9 x 8 mm
(6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
145.9 x 72 x 6.7 mm
(5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 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) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617
GPU - PowerVR G6200 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.38% 71.22% 70.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording - 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, f/1.9
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.8, 34mm, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2900 mAh 3000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 15 h (3G) -