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Samsung Galaxy A5

Sony Xperia Z2
Samsung Galaxy A5
Sony Xperia Z2

Released in December 2014. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.

Released in April 2014. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB with up to 3 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 3,200 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much lighter (33%)
  • Much thinner (22%)
  • OLED screen
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (31%)
  • More memory
  • Much more processing power (48%)
  • Much better battery capacity (28%)
  • Fast charging battery

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 Sony Xperia Z2
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date December 2014 April 2014
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) Android 4.4
Dimensions
Size 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in		 146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in
Weight 123 g
4.34 oz		 163 g
5.75 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 294 424
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 Wide 20 MP f/2.0
Front 5 MP f/2.2 Wide 2 MP
Storage
Memory 2 GB 3 GB
Fixed 16 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 2.30 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 330
Battery
Capacity 2,300 mAh 3,200 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 Sony Xperia Z2

Samsung Galaxy A5

Sony Xperia Z2

5.0"
123 g
4.34 oz

5.2"
163 g
5.75 oz