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Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z3 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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Budget phablets tend to attract attention, and Sony's C5 Ultra is certainly doing that, boasting a lovely 6 inch screen and 4G for just over $500. So what's wrong with the phone?Read more
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.4Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz2.5 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6752Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T760 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size6.0 in5.2 in5.2 in
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density367.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono
Screen material
N/A
N/A
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Optical zoom4x
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution13.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height6.46 in5.77 in5.75 in
Width3.13 in2.83 in2.83 in
Depth0.32 in0.29 in0.29 in
Weight6.6 oz5.36 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
  • no
  • yes
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.1
NFCyesyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
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
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2930.0 mAh3100.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time714.0 h740.0 h540.0 h
Talk time12.0 h16.0 h17.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging
N/A
yesno

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