Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS)
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson Cedar vs Samsung Galaxy A5 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
720x1280
13
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5mp
2GB
RAM
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Quad-core
2300
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS)
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2 Advantages 
32 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Accelerometer |
| Hands-free calling |
| Video calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| FM (RDS) / FM |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| Model | Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson Cedar J108a, SE GreenHeart | Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 A500M/Dual-Sim, Galaxy A5 Duos |
| Country or region available |    (Latin America), Canada, USA |  Brazil |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | Samsung |
| Release date | 9/1/2010 | 11/1/2014 |
| Depth | 15.5 millimeters (0.61 inches) | 6.7 millimeters (0.26 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 49 x 111 millimeters (1.93 x 4.37 in) | 69.7 x 139.3 millimeters (2.74 x 5.48 in) |
| Weight | 84 grams (2.94 ounces) | 123 grams (4.31 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 2.2" inches | 5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~27.6% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~71% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 182 PPI | 294 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 4.4.4 KitKat |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| Chipset | 16bit | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 306 (450MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| RAM memory | SDRAM | 2GB |
| Internal storage | 512MB (280MB available) Flash (EEPROM) | 16GB (11GB available) eMMC 4.5 |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/2 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 700/850/1700/1900/2100/2600 (Bands 1,2,4,5,7,17) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) BST-43 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh | 2300 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 15 hours |
| Standby | 475 hours (19.8 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black on silver, Black on red • Twitter and Facebook apps • Youtube and MySpace apps • Eco friendly materials Java framework | • Colors: Black, Gray, Pink, Blue, White, Gold • Samsung TouchWiz UX • ANT+ support • WiFi hotspot Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson Cedar (J108a) | Galaxy A5 (4G SM-A500M/DS) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.46W/kg (head), 1.07W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.322W/kg (head), 0.348W/kg (body) |