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Apple iPhone 6S Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
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4.5 out of 5
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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
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
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3 stars
29 %
2 stars
2 %
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4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
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4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4 stars
34 %
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 5.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420MediaTek MT6795T
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760PowerVR Series 6 G6200
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in5.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnoyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f1.9 f2.2 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
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.)240.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Slow-Moyesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 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
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernononoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotNo memory slotmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB
N/A
200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
AluminumMetal
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.65 in5.59 in5.71 in
Width2.64 in2.78 in2.76 in2.83 in
Depth0.28 in0.27 in0.28 in0.3 in
Weight5.04 oz4.87 oz4.66 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightning
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHLMHLNo
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

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
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
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
  • 1700 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
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 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
  • 1700 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 hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google CastMiracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h
N/A
302.0 h656.0 h
Talk time14.0 h17.0 h18.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesno
Wireless charging noyesyesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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