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Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Sony Xperia C5 Ultra

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
October 2014 August 2015
Status
Available - November 2014 Available - August 2015
Price
Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White, Mint
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)
Weight
123 g (4.34 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5553
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5506
4G Network
LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5553
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5506
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.85% 75.99%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 [Similar]
GPU
- Mali-T760MP2 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera
5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
- FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2300 mAh 2930 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 714 h (2G)
Up to 769 h (3G)
Talk Time
- Up to 14 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 53 min (3G)
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