Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Sony Xperia M5 Dual

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Samsung Galaxy A8
₹33,388
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia M5 Dual
₹27,590
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
73%

Release Date

03 Aug, 2015
09 Sep, 2015

Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
MediaTek MT6795
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
21.5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP

Battery

3050 mAh
2600 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

N/A
N/A

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,412 ratings)
3.7/5
(3,848 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
MediaTek MT6795

CPU

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6
PowerVR G6200

RAM

2 GB
3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

386 ppi
441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.64 %
65.86 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Yes

Design

Height

158 mm
145 mm

Width

76.8 mm
72 mm

Thickness

5.9 mm
7.6 mm

Weight

151 grams
142.6 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.931 mm focal length ISO-CELL
21.5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Hybrid autofocus Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels
5352 x 4016 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length
13 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

Autofocus

No
Yes

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3050 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
Up to 12 Hours(3G) / Up to 12 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
16 GB

External Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 0.100 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass