Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Sony Xperia Z5 Premium

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced March 2015 July 2015 September 2015
Status Available - April 2015 Available - August 2015 Available - November 2015
Price Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,390 ($608.68) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Chrome, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
154.4 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm
(6.08 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fingerprint sensor - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Mali-T760 Adreno 405 Adreno 430
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64/128 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 2160 x 3840 pixels (806 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.66% 73.99% 70.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2550 mAh 3050 mAh 3430 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -