Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia GX SO-04D vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2012 March 2016 August 2016
Status Available - August 2012 Available - March 2016 Available - September 2016
Price - Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,790 ($217.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Gold, White, Pink Gold, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 69 x 8.6 mm
(5.16 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
(5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
142.8 x 69.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.62 x 2.74 x 0.32 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J510F, J510G, J510FN
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J510Y, J510M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
4G Network LTE 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J510F, J510FN LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7570 Quad
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 306 Mali-T720
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED / TFT (SM-G610F) capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.64% 70.93% 69.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus 13 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 3100 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 380 h (3G)
Up to 369 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
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