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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Sony Xperia Z5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Sony Xperia Z5

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 October 2015. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 428 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 2,900 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • More processing power (13%)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Sony Xperia Z5
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date December 2015 October 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1) Android 5.1
Dimensions
Size 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in		 146.0 x 72.0 x 7.3 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in
Weight 155 g
5.47 oz		 154 g
5.43 oz
Screen
Size 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 424 428
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/1.9 Wide 23 MP f/2.0 Wide
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 5 MP f/2.4
Storage
Memory 2 GB 3 GB
Fixed 16 GB 32 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Octa-core processor
20 nm
CPU 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 2.00 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 Adreno 430
Battery
Capacity 2,900 mAh 2,900 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W 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 Z5

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Sony Xperia Z5

5.2"
155 g
5.47 oz

5.2"
154 g
5.43 oz