Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M5 vs Alcatel Flash 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Alcatel Samsung
Announced August 2015 September 2015 March 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - September 2015 Coming Soon - March 2016
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,299 ($130.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold Volcanic Grey, Mica White Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
- 186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
Weight 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz) - 283 g (9.98 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 40(2300) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR G6200 Mali-T720MP3 Adreno 306
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% - 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM Radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash No
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [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 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
Up to 600 h -
Talk Time Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Up to 25 h Up to 11 h (multimedia)