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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)


Sony Xperia XA


Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Sony Xperia XA

Released in December 2015. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,900 mAh battery.

Released in June 2016. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Octa-core processor MediaTek Helio P10 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Thinner (8%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (31%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • Much better battery capacity (21%)
  • Fast charging battery
  • Lighter (13%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Sony Xperia XA
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date December 2015 June 2016
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1) Android 6.0
Dimensions
Size 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in
143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in
Weight 155 g
5.47 oz
137 g
4.83 oz
Screen
Size 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 424 294
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/1.9 Wide 13 MP f/2.0
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 8 MP f/2.0
Storage
Memory 2 GB 2 GB
Fixed 16 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm
MediaTek Helio P10
Octa-core processor
28 nm
CPU 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 2.00 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 1.00 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 Mali-T860 MP2
Battery
Capacity 2,900 mAh 2,300 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Sony Xperia XA

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Sony Xperia XA

5.2"
155 g
5.47 oz

5.0"
137 g
4.83 oz