Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 Octa-Core vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2014 September 2014 December 2015
Status Available - April 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 7,499 ($110.28) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Blue, Gold Black, White Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (market dependent) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800),
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5422 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 305 -
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 66.19% 72.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash phase detection auto LED flash LED flash
Features 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPAHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 2600 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 h - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h - -