Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Sony Xperia 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - EMEA; LTE frequency 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) - SEA, LATAM

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

135.4 mm

158 mm
Width

66.2 mm

68 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

135 g

164 g
Waterproof

1.5 m and 30 minutes

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

Yes

IP65/IP68
Colors

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

Black, Blue, Gray, Red

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

4.7 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1080 x 2520 pixels
Pixel density

312 ppi

449 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine, DCI-P3 100%

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

13 MP, f/1.9

12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 16 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

-

101
DxOMark video

-

83
DxOMark camera score

-

95

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, hall, magnetometer, pedometer, light, proximity, step counter, step detector, significant motion detector, game rotations vector, geomagnetic rotation vector, RGBC-IR sensor