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Sony Xperia E5 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA2 Mobile Phone
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In the test, the Sony Xperia E5 shows a bright, high-contrast IPS panel and a very exact GPS module. The quality of the case, camera, and speaker earn some negative points.Read more
Not quite a budget bargain, and certainly no mid-range marvelRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6735MediaTek Helio P MT6755MediaTek MT6757Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4ARM Mali-T860 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 508
RAM memory
  • 1.5GB
  • 1.5 GB
2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassScratch-resistant glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps120.0 fps
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
5x

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB32 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

MaterialPlasticMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono
Colour of product
N/A
N/A
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.67 in5.65 in5.71 in5.59 in
Width2.72 in2.63 in2.64 in2.76 in
Depth0.32 in0.31 in0.31 in0.38 in
Weight5.19 oz4.83 oz5.04 oz6.03 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • RFCOMM
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • RFCOMM
  • SAP
  • SPP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
Video outputNoNoNo
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesno
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2700.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time518.0 h603.0 h603.0 h863.0 h
Talk time9.0 h10.0 h10.1 h39.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nononono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Pump Express Plus 2.0
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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