Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Sony Xperia Z5

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₹33,388
(Discontinued)
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₹19,999
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
72%

Release Date

03 Aug, 2015
23 Oct, 2015

Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Snapdragon 810
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
23 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP

Battery

3050 mAh
2900 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

N/A
N/A

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,412 ratings)
5/5
(1 rating)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

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General

Operating System

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

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

CPU

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6
Adreno 430

RAM

2 GB
3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

386 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.64 %
70.75 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
No

Design

Height

158 mm
146 mm

Width

76.8 mm
72 mm

Thickness

5.9 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

151 grams
154 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.931 mm focal length ISO-CELL
23 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels
5536 x 4152 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3050 mAh
2900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v2.0

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB

External Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: 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 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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

NFC

No
Yes

HDMI

N/A
Yesvia microUSB

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Right

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope