Sony Xperia XA1 vs. Vivo V5s vs. Samsung Galaxy On Max: Price in India, Specifications, Features Compared

 

Today, we are comparing three smartphones that cost just under Rs. 15,000, the Sony Xperia XA1, Vivo V5s, and the Samsung Galaxy On Max. Even though these smartphones have a smilier price tag, they differ vastly in terms of their looks, performance, UI design, camera, and displays.

Let us first have a glance at the history of these three smartphones. Starting with the Sony Xperia XA1, it is the successor to the Xperia XA. The Xperia XA1 was announced back in February 2017, at the MWC event, and it entered the Indian smartphone market in April 2017. At the time of launch, the smartphone was priced at Rs. 19,990. The Vivo V5s is the successor to the Vivo V5, and it became available to purchase in India in April 2017 with a price tag of Rs. 18,990. As for the Samsung Galaxy On Max, it is a slightly customised variant of the Galaxy J7 Max. The Samsung Galaxy On Max launched in India in July 2017 with a price tag of Rs. 17,990.

The Samsung Galaxy On Max has a 5.7-inch PLS LCD display with Full HD resolution, which makes it the smartphone with the largest display and the highest resolution among the three. The higher resolution makes the content on display look sharper than that on the other two smartphones. However, the On Max does not come with Gorilla Glass protection.

The Vivo V5s has a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with HD resolution. The display also has 3D Touch technology (pressure sensitive display) and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Thanks to the 3D Touch technology, the display of the Vivo V5s allows the user to carry out more tasks with lesser navigation around the UI. However, we would prefer the Galaxy On Max’s display over the V5s’s display, as the On Max’s display has more sharpness.

The Sony Xperia XA1 comes with the smallest display of the lot, a 5-inch IPS LCD with HD resolution and Gorilla Glass 4 protection. The smaller screen size could have been a positive point for the Xperia XA1, as it makes the smartphone more compact, and many users tend to buy a smartphone that has a compact footprint. However, due to the thick bezels, the Xperia XA1 measures almost similar to a smartphone that has 5.5-inch screen size. Hence, according to us, the displays of the other two smartphones are better than the display of Xperia XA1.