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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Sony Xperia XA
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Sony Xperia XA

Released in January 2017. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7880 with up to 3 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Released in June 2016. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Octa-core processor MediaTek Helio P10 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (31%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • More processing power (12%)
  • Much better battery capacity (23%)
  • Fast charging battery
  • Lighter (15%)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Sony Xperia XA
Specifications
Brand Samsung Sony
Model - -
Release Date January 2017 June 2016
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0) Android 6.0
Dimensions
Size 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in		 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in
Weight 157 g
5.54 oz		 137 g
4.83 oz
Screen
Size 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 424 294
Features OLED -
Cameras
Rear 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 13 MP f/2.0
Front 16 MP f/1.9 Wide 8 MP f/2.0
Storage
Memory 3 GB 2 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB		 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7880
Octa-core processor
14 nm		 MediaTek Helio P10
Octa-core processor
28 nm
CPU 8x 1.90 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 2.00 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 1.00 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-T860 MP2
Battery
Capacity 3,000 mAh 2,300 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False True
USB Type-C True False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Sony Xperia XA

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Sony Xperia XA

5.2"
157 g
5.54 oz

5.0"
137 g
4.83 oz