Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy C5

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2015 December 2015 May 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - June 2016
Price Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 22,500 ($330.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Mint Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Silver, Gray, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
145.9 x 72 x 6.7 mm
(5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 in)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5533, E5563 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5533
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5563
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617
GPU Mali-T760MP2 - Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.99% 72.38% 70.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio, recording To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, f/1.9
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 2930 mAh 2900 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 594 h (2G)
Up to 635 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 53 min (3G)
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