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Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Sony Xperia M5

2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
2.83 in
5.71 in
Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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6
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
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420MediaTek MT6795T
GPU modelARM Mali-T760PowerVR Series 6 G6200
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Screen size5.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Maximum card storage128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Metal
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Height5.65 in5.71 in
Width2.78 in2.83 in
Depth0.27 in0.3 in
Weight4.87 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLNo

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 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 hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6