Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Nokia 8 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Sony
Announced January 2017 August 2017 August 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - September 2017
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 44,900 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Various Black, Blue, Pink, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.96 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
155 x 75 x 8.7 mm
(6.1 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single/Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
-
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Upgradable to Android v8.0 Oreo
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 Adreno 540 Mali-T880 MP2
RAM 3 GB 4/6 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.3 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% 69.40% 71.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording No FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP Dual 13 MP 23 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama PDAF, Laser AF, 1.55-micron pixel, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, f.20 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 13 MP, AutoFocus [Similar] 8 MP, Autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3090 mAh 3430 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -