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Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2015
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016
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Sony Xperia XZ1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XZ1
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz2.35 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
RAM memory2 GB2 GB4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 540

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.2 in5.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyHD Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Panel type
N/A
OLEDLCD
Pixel density
N/A
424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen material
N/A
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx19.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps960.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.9
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB64 GB
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of productMidnight black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.48 in5.7 in5.83 in
Width2.74 in2.8 in2.87 in
Depth0.26 in0.29 in0.29 in
Weight4.34 oz5.64 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • SAP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • HOGP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMini-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
no
  • no
  • yes
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
Video output
N/A
NoNo
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Talk time15.0 h16.0 h
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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