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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
23 %
3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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70 %
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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
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4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 7.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895MediaTek MT6795T
GPU modelARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-G71 MP20PowerVR Series 6 G6200
RAM memory3 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.8 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi570.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnoyesno
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f
N/A
2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB16 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • 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
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Metal
Water resistantnoyesyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.65 in5.86 in5.71 in
Width2.78 in2.68 in2.83 in
Depth0.27 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight4.87 oz5.47 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.15.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLDisplayPort over USB-CNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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 UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 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
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 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 hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Talk time17.0 h20.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesno
Fast charging standardSamsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging yesyesno
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Standby time
N/A
326.0 h656.0 h

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