Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M5 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2015 March 2016 November 2015
Status Available - August 2015 Available - March 2016 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold Gold, White, Pink White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
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), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
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, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 405 Mali-400MP2
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 72.16% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 13 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [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, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP v4.1, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
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, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
Up to 354 h Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
- Up to 22 h