Sony Xperia C3 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| July 2014 | December 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2014 | Available - February 2016 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Mint | Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm (6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in) |
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm (5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 5.2 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 67.85% | 72.38% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 305 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p, HDR | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS | FM radio, recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Up to 107 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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 | |
| 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2500 mAh | 2900 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 1040 h (2G) Up to 1000 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h (2G) Up to 25 h (3G) |
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