Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Sony Xperia XA2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Jan 08, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm	5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches 142 x 70 x 9.7 mm
Weight
5.61 oz (159.0 g)	6.03 oz (171.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, 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	5.2-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	23 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) HDR, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP	8 MP (Wide Angle) 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, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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	aptX-HD
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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F	Date approved: Nov 19, 2018 FCC ID value: PY7-57442Z
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.55 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg	Head: 0.81 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.14 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Dual SIM

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

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