Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2015 August 2015 December 2015
Status Available - August 2015 Available - August 2015 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 40,800 ($600.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Mint Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Black, White, Gold, Pink 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)
153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.03 x 3 x 0.3 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5533, E5563 HSDPA 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 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 SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
GPU Mali-T760MP2 Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.99% 76.92% 74.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, Dual-video Rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot 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
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

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-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2930 mAh 3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 594 h (2G)
Up to 635 h (3G)
- Up to 78 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 53 min (3G)
- Up to 17 h (3G)