Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Sony Xperia 5
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | September 2019 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2015 | Coming Soon - October 2019 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold | Blue, Red, Black, Grey |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) |
158 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 151 g (5.33 oz) | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor | - Fingerprint Sensor(side-mounted) IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) 24-bit/192kHz audio Dynamic vibration system Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Dolby Atmos sound |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | Full HD+ OLED Capacitive Touchscreen Corning Gorilla Glass 6 DCI-P3 100% HDR BT.2020 Triluminos display X-Reality Engine |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.7 inches [Similar] | 6.1 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 73.99% | 81.06% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] | Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 [Similar] | Adreno 640 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 6GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 128GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] | 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm Panorama, HDR, Eye Tracking |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS; recording | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | |
| Edge | |
| Yes | |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 128GB, 6GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 18W |
| Capacity | |
| 3050 mAh | 3140 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |