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Apple iPhone 6 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
Editiorial reviews
28
4.4 out of 5
19 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
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20
3.9 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
0 %
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29
4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
0 %
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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
43
4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
2 %
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0 %
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
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0 %
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37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.1Android 5.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.8 GHz2.1 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-core6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A8Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Samsung Exynos Octa 7420MediaTek MT6795T
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650Qualcomm Adreno 418ARM Mali-T760PowerVR Series 6 G6200
RAM memory1 GB3 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in5.1 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
Super AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi538.0 ppi576.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
yesyesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nonono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.8 f1.9 f2.2 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyesyes
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotmicroSD
Memory card reader
N/A
yesnoyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB128GB200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • Turquoise
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Leather
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Metal
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.86 in5.65 in5.71 in
Width2.64 in3.0 in2.78 in2.83 in
Depth0.27 in0.39 in0.27 in0.3 in
Weight4.55 oz5.47 oz4.87 oz5.01 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version4.04.14.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificSlimPortMHLNo
Dual sim support
N/A
nonono
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes

Cellular

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
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASSGLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 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
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1810.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h375.0 h
N/A
656.0 h
Talk time14.0 h20.0 h17.0 h12.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesnono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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