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ecom Ex-Handy 10 DZ1 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Arc Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia L Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
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4.5 out of 5
6 user ratings
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4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
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25 %
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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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4.7 out of 5
6 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
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4 stars
48 %
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14 %
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2 %
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40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
15 %
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0 PieAndroid 4.0Android 4.2Android 5.0
CPU modelQualcommQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230MediaTek MT6795T
RAM memory2 GB512 MB1 GB3 GB
CPU clock speed
N/A
1.0 GHz1.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores
N/A
Single-coreDual-core8-core
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 205Qualcomm Adreno 305PowerVR Series 6 G6200

Display

Screen size2.6 in4.2 in4.3 in5.0 in
Screen material
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution
N/A
854 x 480 px854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
N/A
LEDTN TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density
N/A
233.0 ppi228.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nonono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes
Panel type
N/A
N/A
LCDLCD

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage16 GB368 MB8 GB16 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB32GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
microSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticMetal
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.83 in4.92 in5.07 in5.71 in
Width2.64 in2.48 in2.56 in2.83 in
Depth0.94 in0.34 in0.38 in0.3 in
Weight11.64 oz4.13 oz4.83 oz5.01 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano SIMMini-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
Dual sim support
N/A
nonono
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth version
N/A
2.1 EDR4.04.1
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
noyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Video output
N/A
HDMIMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
noyes

Cellular

Data transmission
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
GLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
nonoyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
MiracastMiracast
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium IonLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity4400.0 mAh1500.0 mAh1750.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesno
Standby time
N/A
400.0 h498.0 h656.0 h
Talk time
N/A
7.0 h8.0 h12.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nonono
Wireless charging
N/A
nonono

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