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Apple iPhone 6S vs Sony Xperia M5

2.64 in
5.44 in
Apple iPhone 6S Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 6S
2.83 in
5.71 in
Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
22
4.5 out of 5
15 user ratings
5 stars
73 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
6
6 editorial reviews
It looks upmarket, but is it?Read more
The Sony Xperia M5 offers most of the features of the flagship Z5, but for substantially less money. Its super-slim design is very nearly the same, and its 21.5 megapixel camera with 4K video makes the M5 one of Sony's best ever camera phones. The 8-core Helio X10 processor isn't quite as fast as the Snapdragon 810 used in top-end phones, and the memory is just 16GB, but for the price, we think that it offers exceptional performance.Read more
More storage, more power, more megapixels – for a lot more moneyRead more
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User rating
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9MediaTek MT6795T
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600PowerVR Series 6 G6200
RAM memory2 GB3 GB

Display

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Screen size4.7 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyes

Storage

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

Design

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Metal
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Height5.44 in5.71 in
Width2.64 in2.83 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in
Weight5.04 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNo

Cellular

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Apple iPhone 6SApple iPhone 6S
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h656.0 h
Talk time14.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with Apple iPhone 6S