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Apple iPhone 7 Mobile Phone
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OnePlus 3 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia L Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
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Editiorial reviews
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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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4.3 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
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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
50
4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
15 %
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 4.2Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.15 GHz1.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230MediaTek MT6795T
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 305PowerVR Series 6 G6200
RAM memory2 GB6 GB1 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in4.3 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLEDTN TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi401.0 ppi228.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.4"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.0 f
N/A
2.2 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB8 GB16 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotmicroSDmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
32GB200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Jet black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
MaterialAluminumAluminumPlasticMetal
Water resistantyesnonoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.44 in6.01 in5.07 in5.71 in
Width2.64 in2.94 in2.56 in2.83 in
Depth0.28 in0.29 in0.38 in0.3 in
Weight4.87 oz5.57 oz4.83 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNoMHLNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesnoyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 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
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 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 LTEyesyesnoyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Google CastMiracastMiracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1960.0 mAh3000.0 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 chargingnoyesnono
Wireless charging nononono
Fast charging standard
N/A
Dash Charge
N/A
N/A

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