Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

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Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) or Sony Xperia Z5 Compact Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
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Release date 2015, December 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.92 in 127 x 65 x 8.9 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 138 g | 4.87 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Plastic frame, back glass
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Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink White, Graphite Black, Yellow, Coral
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 78 h
Stand by time - Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 520 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 77 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 4.6" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 56.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.3% 68.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 323 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 23 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5.1 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 5.1 MP, f/2.4
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China
- Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China
- Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China
Adreno 430
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 112 230
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 418 579
GeekBench 4 Single Core 643 1215
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3207 2594
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1981 3887
GeekBench 4 Battery 1340

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network 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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5803, E5823
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - E5803, E5823
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (E5803), LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps (E5823)
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.1, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.07 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted; EU model only), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
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- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A710F (Europe, South Africa); A710F/DS (Kazakhstan, Russia); A710M (LATAM); A710M/DS (Brazil); A710FD (Southeast Asia); A710Y/DS (Philippines, Taiwan); A7100 (Hong Kong, China). Also known a

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