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LG G4 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
Editiorial reviews
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3.9 out of 5
8 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 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
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
46 user ratings
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4.0 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 7.0Android 5.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.35 GHz2.1 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProSamsung Exynos Octa 7420MediaTek MT6795T
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T760PowerVR Series 6 G6200
RAM memory3 GB4 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2880 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFTSuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density538.0 ppi564.0 ppi576.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportyesnoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnoyesnono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/3,06"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
1.9 f2.2 f
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage256GB2GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotmicroSD

Design

Material
  • Leather
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Metal
Water resistantnoyesnoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.86 in5.86 in5.65 in5.71 in
Width3.0 in2.83 in2.78 in2.83 in
Depth0.39 in0.31 in0.27 in0.3 in
Weight5.47 oz5.75 oz4.87 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputSlimPortNoMHLNo

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
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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 UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 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 hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnonono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time375.0 h140.0 h
N/A
656.0 h
Talk time20.0 h
N/A
17.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyesno
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging yesnoyesno
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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