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Samsung Galaxy S10 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
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Editiorial reviews
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4.4 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
54 %
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
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3 stars
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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
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
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37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0 PieAndroid 5.0Android 7.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
RAM memory8 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895MediaTek MT6795T
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20PowerVR Series 6 G6200

Display

Screen size6.1 in5.1 in5.8 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution3040 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density550.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen material
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
HDRyesnoyesno
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
yesnono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)16.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/1.5 & f/2.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)F/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)45.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)123.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution10.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)45.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Lens apertureF/1.9
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB16 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
noyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of productPrism black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
MaterialGorilla glass 5
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Metal
Water resistant
N/A
noyesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.9 in5.65 in5.86 in5.71 in
Width2.77 in2.78 in2.68 in2.83 in
Depth0.31 in0.27 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight5.54 oz4.87 oz5.47 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeNano SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.0 LE4.15.04.1
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesnoyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLDisplayPort over USB-CNo

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • LAA
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
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
UMTS frequences
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 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
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity3400.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time21.0 h17.0 h20.0 h12.0 h
Wireless charging yesyesyesno
Wireless charging standard
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
nonono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Standby time
N/A
N/A
326.0 h656.0 h

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