Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Sony Xperia 10 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
7.0
Sony Xperia 10
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Sony Xperia 10
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Feb 27, 2019
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.0-inch · 2520x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
2870 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Feb 25, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$349

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
6.14 x 2.68 x 0.33 inches
156 x 68 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.61 oz / 159.0 g 5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Black, Silver, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 79.21% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Adreno 508
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 2870 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP 8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
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