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Apple iPhone 7 Mobile Phone
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ecom Ex-Handy 10 DZ1 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
53 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
7 %
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4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
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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
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4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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4.7 out of 5
6 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 9.0 PieAndroid 4.2Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz
N/A
1.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
N/A
Dual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcommQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230MediaTek MT6795T
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 305PowerVR Series 6 G6200
RAM memory2 GB2 GB1 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in2.6 in4.3 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
LCDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px
N/A
854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
N/A
TN TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi
N/A
228.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB8 GB16 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
microSDmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
32GB200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Jet black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
Black
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
MaterialAluminum
N/A
PlasticMetal
Water resistantyes
N/A
noyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.83 in5.07 in5.71 in
Width2.64 in2.64 in2.56 in2.83 in
Depth0.28 in0.94 in0.38 in0.3 in
Weight4.87 oz11.64 oz4.83 oz5.01 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
nono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
4.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionLightning
N/A
USBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
MHLNo
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
noyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
noyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMiracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium IonLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1960.0 mAh4400.0 mAh1750.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
498.0 h656.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
8.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono

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