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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA2
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 8.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz1.9 GHz2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-G72 MP18Qualcomm Adreno 508
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.2 in5.8 in5.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density424.0 ppi424.0 ppi570.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen material
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
N/A
yesno
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps960.0 fps120.0 fps
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
5x

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.9F/1.9F/1.7F/2.4
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.3"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic

Storage

Internal storage16 GB32 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Maximum card storage128GB256GB400GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
N/A
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Shock resistant
N/A
yesnono
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yesno

Dimensions

Height5.7 in5.75 in5.81 in5.59 in
Width2.8 in2.81 in2.7 in2.76 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.33 in0.38 in
Weight5.64 oz5.61 oz5.75 oz6.03 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
nono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.25.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • RFCOMM
  • SAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Talk time16.0 h16.0 h22.0 h39.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yesyes
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
N/A
326.0 h863.0 h
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Battery type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion

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