Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Samsung
Announced
September 2015	January 2017
Status
Available - November 2015	Coming Soon - January 2017
Price
Rs. 62,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Chrome, Black, Gold	Black, White, Gold, Pink
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
154.4 x 75.8 x 7.8 mm (6.08 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)	156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight
180 g (6.35 oz)	-
SIM Type
-	Dual-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E6833, E6883	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800) - E6833	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes	- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED
-	Yes

OS
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 [Similar]	1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 430 [Similar]	Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar]	3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB	32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.5 inches [Similar]	5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
2160 x 3840 pixels (801 ppi) [Similar]	1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
71.26%	73.79%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
23 MP [Similar]	16 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama	Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
5.1 MP, f/2.4, 1080p, HDR [Similar]	16 MP [Similar]

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps	Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, aptX	v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5