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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy A5

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
August 2014 October 2014
Status
Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014
Price
- Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Golden Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight
149 g (5.26 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403 LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes -

Display

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.27% 70.85%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [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 64 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, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
VGA, 480p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio with RDS -
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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host 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 64 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
2300 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
-
Talk Time
Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
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