Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Sony Xperia C5 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A9

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Sony	Samsung
Announced
July 2015	August 2015	December 2015
Status
Available - August 2015	Available - August 2015	Coming Soon - January 2016
Price
Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold	Black, White, Mint	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)	164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm (6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)	161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz)	187 g (6.6 oz)	200 g (7.05 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5553 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5506	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5553 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5506	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint sensor	-	-

OS
Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)	Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)	Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615	Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752	Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
GPU
Adreno 405	Mali-T760MP2	Adreno 510
RAM
2 GB	2 GB	3 GB
Internal Memory
16/32 GB	16 GB	32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD, up to 200 GB	microSD, up to 128 GB

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.7 inches	6.0 inches	6.0 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
73.99%	75.99%	75.93%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash
LED flash	LED flash	LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR	Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps, HDR	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
5 MP, 1080p	13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps	8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p

GPRS
Yes	Up to 85.6 kbps	Yes
Edge
Yes	Up to 236.8 kbps	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	v4.1, A2DP, apt-X	v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5	HTML5