Sony Xperia 5 III 5G Dual SIM TD-LTE JP 256GB XQ-BQ42 (Sony PDX-214) vs. Samsung SM-A256U Galaxy A25 5G 2024 Standard Edition TD-LTE US 128GB / SM-A256R4 (Samsung A256) Frequency Band Comparison

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Frequency Band Comparison

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Frequency Band	Sony Xperia 5 III 5G Dual SIM TD-LTE JP 256GB XQ-BQ42 (Sony PDX-214) View device details	Samsung SM-A256U Galaxy A25 5G 2024 Standard Edition TD-LTE US 128GB / SM-A256R4 (Samsung A256) View device details
GSM 850 MHz	Yes	Yes
GSM 900 MHz (E-GSM)	Yes	Yes
GSM 1800 MHz (DCS)	Yes	Yes
GSM 1900 MHz (PCS)	Yes	Yes
UMTS B1 (2100 MHz)	Yes	Yes
UMTS B2 (1900 MHz PCS)	No	Yes
UMTS B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)	No	Yes
UMTS B5 (850 MHz)	Yes	Yes
UMTS B6 (850 MHz Japan)	Yes	No
UMTS B8 (900 MHz GSM)	Yes	Yes
UMTS B19 (800 MHz Japan)	Yes	No
LTE B1 (2100 MHz)	Yes	No
LTE B2 (1900 MHz PCS)	No	Yes
LTE B3 (1800 MHz +)	Yes	No
LTE B4 (1700/2100 MHz AWS 1)	Yes	Yes
LTE B5 (850 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B7 (2600 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B8 (900 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B12 (700 MHz ac)	Yes	Yes
LTE B13 (700 MHz c)	Yes	Yes
LTE B17 (700 MHz bc)	Yes	No
LTE B18 (800 MHz Lower)	Yes	No
LTE B19 (800 MHz Upper)	Yes	No
LTE B21 (1500 MHz Upper)	Yes	No
LTE B25 (1900 MHz +)	No	Yes
LTE B26 (850 MHz +)	Yes	Yes
LTE B28 (700 MHz APT)	Yes	No
LTE B29 (700 MHz de)	No	Yes
LTE B38 (TD 2600 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B39 (TD 1900 MHz +)	Yes	No
LTE B40 (TD 2300 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B41 (TD 2500 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B42 (TD 3500 MHz)	Yes	No
LTE B48 (TD 3600 MHz)	No	Yes
LTE B66 (1700/2100 MHz)	Yes	Yes
LTE B71 (600 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N2 (1900 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N3 (1800 MHz)	Yes	No
5G NR N5 (850 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N25 (1900 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N28 (700 MHz)	Yes	No
5G NR N41 (2500 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N66 (1700/2100 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N71 (600 MHz)	No	Yes
5G NR N77 (3700 MHz)	Yes	Yes
5G NR N78 (3500 MHz)	Yes	Yes
5G NR N79 (4700 MHz)	Yes	No