Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs Sony Xperia M5

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Sony
Announced July 2015 August 2015 August 2015
Status Coming Soon - July 2015 Available - August 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Gold Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 487 g (17.18 oz) 142.6 g (5.01.0.21 oz) 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5633, E5643, E5663 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5633
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - E5643
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5663
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen Stylus - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU - PowerVR G6200 PowerVR G6200
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.99% 65.89% 65.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash No LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 720p 2160p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge No Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 2600 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 495 h (2G)
Up to 504 h (3G)
Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi)
Up to 14 h (Video Playback
Up to 178 h (Audio Playback)
Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)