Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Huawei P9 vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Huawei P9

Huawei P9

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Huawei P9 Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
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Release date 2017, January 2016, April 2014, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.79 in 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz 137 g | 4.83 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body Plastic body
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue Black, White, Pink, Lime
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
Stand by time - Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 94 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS-NEO LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.2" in 4.3" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 74.9 cm2 51.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 72.9% 61.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 423 PPI 342 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Always-on display - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
-12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF
-20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/2.4 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4.1 Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) - HiSilicon Kirin 955 (16 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Mali-T880 MP4 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (EVA-L19/EVA-L09)
64 GB, 4 GB RAM (EVA-L29)
16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 164 356
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 782 857
GeekBench 5 Single Core 143 341
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926 1033
GeekBench 4 Single Core 773 1709 978
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4104 4820 2541
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3000 3797 2275
GeekBench 4 Battery 3041 1725

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (EVA-L09 only) Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 1.43 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.43 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.74 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging: 44% in 30 min

- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

- Versions: EVA-L09 (EU, LATAM, India, Global Single SIM); EVA-L19, EVA-L29 (Global Dual SIM)

- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503

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