Samsung and Sony’s rivalry continues in this review comparison, as the Xperia Z5 Compact (priced at around Php 29,990) takes on Samsung’s mid-ranger, the Galaxy A8 (priced at Php 24,990). Lets check out their specs, features and price and decide which device fits you better.
The Galaxy A8’s overall design compared to the Xperia Z5 Compact has its advantages and disadvantages, one in which is the premium metal material on the A8, while utility and portability is on the Xperia Z5 Compact’s side. Both have fingerprint scanning feature, with the Xperia Z5 Compact’s scanner conveniently located on the side of the device, while the A8 is on the menu button.
Choose the device that fits you? Do you want a more classier and premium looking device, then the A8 is a good choice, however if portability and handling is what you’re looking for, then the Xperia Z5 Compact fits your interest well.
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The Galaxy A8 has a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, while the smaller Xperia Z5 Compact has a 4.6-inch 720p HD display. The A8’s OLED tech by far played a major role in establishing a bright and punchy display, however, despite being relatively smaller, the Xperia Z5 Compact’s display was able to par up with the A8’s easily, though the 5.7-inch display truly brings out the beauty of its resolution and display.
What do you prefer? the small and adorable Xperia Z5 Compact or the huge A8? Hit us up on the comments section and share your thoughts.
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The Xperia Z5 Compact has a 23MP rear shooter, with phase detection feature and 5.1MP selfie shooter, while the Galaxy A8 carries a 16MP rear shooter and 5MP selfie shooter. In still image shooting , Galaxy A8 was seen to be really responsive in term of shade, enabling a bright output, despite being under daylight, while the Z5 Compact delivers a pretty colour accurate and detail-wise outputs.
HDR shot of Xperia Z5C and A8. A8 showcases a brighter output, while Z5C delivered a colour accurate output
The Galaxy A8 provided colour aggressive outputs, bright ones at that, while the Xperia Z5 Compact’s were clear as day. For night shooting, it seems that Z5 Compact was just triumphant, with its clearer and reduced noise on its outputs. Brightness still stood out for Selfie outputs on the A8, with a brighter output at that, while the Xperia Z5 Compact was a tidbit more focused on the crispness of the image.
Front facing camera shot of Z5C and A8. brighter output for A8, balanced on Z5C
Low light shot of Z5C and A8. Z5C delivered bright and clear night output, while A8 delivered a dim output
The Xperia Z5 Compact shoots 4K UHD video, while the Galaxy A8 shoots 1080p videos, which was a bit far, on the Xperia Z5 Compact’s 4K UHD video output.
Which among these two shooters peak your interest? Share it with us on the comments section below.
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The Galaxy A8 carries a Snapdragon 615 chip on its helm, while the Xperia Z5 Compact has a Snapdragon 810 chip to back it up. Both devices have the same RAM and ROM capacity. For benchmark scores, the Xperia Z5 Compact’s more up-to-date system provided excellent ratings, in comparison to the Galaxy A8s.
AnTuTu
Basemark OS II
Geekbench 3
MicroSD card expandability limit are all but the same on both devices, both the Xperia Z5 Compact and Galaxy A8 has 128GB of microSD card limit.
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The Galaxy A8 has a 3050mAh battery capacity, while the Xperia Z5 Compact has a smaller 2700mAh battery capacity. On the standard battery test initiated on both device, the Galaxy A8 provided a 16-hour and 39-minute battery longevity period, while the Xperia Z5 Compact was able to hang on for 11 hours and 6 minutes.
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The Galaxy A8 and Xperia Z5 Compact carried a good speakers overall, however, quality and volume-wise, the Xperia Z5 Compact was just better all in all. The sound outputs of the A8 was okay, but, quality was a bit different, when compared to the Xperia Z5 Compact. Stereo speakers on Xperia Z5 Compact just seem to have the upper hand, against the mono speaker of the A8.
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Price-wise the Xperia Z5 Compact, which is priced at Php 29,990 is a bit more hefty to the Php 24,990 A8, however, with the performance power and ability to par up with a device that is bigger than it, the Xperia Z5 Compact surely deserves that little buck. However, the Galaxy A8 is no pushover, it has proven time and time again that it can par up with the latest flagships, so its not much of brainer, why the A8 is doing good in the market.
Now, which do you prefer? The portable and easy to carry Z5 Compact or the premium built mid-ranger, Galaxy A8? Hit us up on the comments section below and share your picks. Also check out this video comparison, starring the Galaxy A8.
| Specs/PH Price |
Samsung Galaxy A8 specs, PH price, features |
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, specs, PH price, features |
| Display | 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, 386ppi | 4.6-inch 720p HD IPS Triluminos ,323ppi |
| Size | 5.9mm thickness, 151g weight | 8.9mm thickness, 138g weight |
| Color | Pearl white, midnight black, champagne gold | Yellow, Pink, White, Black |
| Protection | Cornings Gorilla Glass 4 | Scratch resistant glass, triluminos display, X-reality engine |
| Chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chip |
| Processor | Quad-core 1.8GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A53 processor | Quad-core 1.5GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 2GHz Cortex-A57 processor |
| Graphics | Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| Memory | 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, microSD card up to 128GB | 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, microSD card up to 128GB |
| Main shooter | 16MP rear shooter | 23MP rear shooter, phase detection autofocus, LED flash |
| Multimedia | 1080p@30fps video | 2160p video, 1080p video, 720p video, HDR |
| Front facing shooter | 5MP selfie shooter, 1080p | 5.1MP, 1080p, HDR |
| Connectivity | 4G LTE, WiFi ac, BT 4.1, GPS, GLONASS/Beidou, NFC, FM Radio with RDS recording | Dual 4G LTE cat 6, WiFi ac, BT 4.1, FM Radio, GPS, GLONASS/Beidou, NFC |
| OS | Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 5.1 Lollipop upgradable to Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Software feature | Ok Google, Android TV | Ok google, Android TV |
| Battery Capacity | 3050mAh battery | 2700mAh battery |
| Ports and charging | microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host |
| Release date | August | October |
| Official Price | Php 24,990 PH price in Lazada PH, as of October 16, 2015 | Official PH price of Php 29,990 as of October 21 2015 |
| Where to buy? | Online stores like Lazada, Hotgadgets and official retail stores, Samsung stores | Official Sony stores or retail stores in the country, Online stores and grey markets. |
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