Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime

Comparing the Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia M5 Dual runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime runs at 1.6 GHz, making Sony Xperia M5 Dual the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Sony Xperia M5 Dual offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia M5 Dual features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime's TFT, making Sony Xperia M5 Dual the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia M5 Dual offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21.5 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia M5 Dual better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Sony Xperia M5 Dual offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia M5 Dual better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Sony Xperia M5 Dual offers 2600 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Sony Xperia M5 Dual and Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Sony Xperia M5 Dual has a rating of 3.7.

Sony Xperia M5 Dual

₹27,590

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime

₹10,490

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

71%

Release Date

09 Sep, 2015

19 Sep, 2016

Performance


MediaTek MT6795	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


21.5 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera


13 MP	8 MP

Battery


2600 mAh	3300 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	16 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

3.7/5

(3,848 ratings)

4.2/5

(21,905 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6795

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Octa core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6200

Mali-T830 MP2

RAM

3 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.86 %

73.13 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Design

Height

145 mm

151.7 mm

Width

72 mm

75 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.0 mm

Weight

142.6 grams

167 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Metal Back: Metal

Water Resistance

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

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

21.5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle28 mm focal length CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5352 x 4016 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

8 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh

3300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

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 Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 0.646 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer