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LG G4 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
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3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
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4.5 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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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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4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
27 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 5.0Android 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890MediaTek MT6795T
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12PowerVR Series 6 G6200
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.1 in5.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density538.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportyesyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.9 f1.7 f2.2 f
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 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 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB128GB200GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Material
  • Leather
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Metal
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

Height5.86 in5.65 in5.61 in5.71 in
Width3.0 in2.78 in2.74 in2.83 in
Depth0.39 in0.27 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight5.47 oz4.87 oz5.36 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputSlimPortMHLNoNo

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+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnonono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time375.0 h
N/A
288.0 h656.0 h
Talk time20.0 h17.0 h27.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyesno
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging yesyesyesno
Wireless charging standardQI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A

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