Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced Available - April 2013 October 2014 July 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 405
RAM N/A 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 4.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 65.39% 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 1900 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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