Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs LG G5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung LG
Announced Available - April 2013 December 2015 February 2016
Status Available - April 2013 Available - February 2016 Available - May 2016
Price - Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.88 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 530
RAM N/A 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS Quantum Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.2 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 72.38% 70.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP (f/1.8) + 8 MP (f/2.4)
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, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Laser Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0 v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 2900 mAh 2800 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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