Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A G901F vs Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) vs Sony Xperia M5

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced August 2014 March 2015 August 2015
Status Available - August 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
143.5 x 70.6 x 6.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920P, G920R
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU Adreno 420 Mali-T760MP8 PowerVR G6200
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.1 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 70.76% 65.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash phase detection auto LED Flash LED Flash
Features 1/2.6'' sensor size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR OIS, Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 5 MP, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG Supported 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
Capacity - 2550 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 23 h (3G) Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)