Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs Samsung Galaxy A9

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Sony	Samsung
Announced
July 2015	August 2015	Expected Announcement - November 2015
Status
Available - August 2015	Available - August 2015	Rumored - December 2015
Price
Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]	-
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold	Black, White, Gold	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)	145 x 72 x 7.6 mm (5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)	-
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz)	142.6 g (5.01.0.21 oz)	-
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 - E5633, E5643, E5663	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	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
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 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795	Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 620
GPU
Adreno 405	PowerVR G6200	Adreno 510
RAM
2 GB	3 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	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.7 inches	5.0 inches	5.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
73.99%	65.89%	-
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels	21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936	16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash
LED flash	LED Flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR	Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, HDR	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
5 MP, 1080p	13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video	5 MP, 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X	v4.2, 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5	HTML5