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Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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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 systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionMediatek MT6735MediaTek Helio P MT6755Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T720 MP4ARM Mali-T860 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory2 GB
  • 1.5GB
  • 1.5 GB
2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla GlassScratch-resistant glass
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/3"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
AutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
200GB256GB200GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Jet black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
N/A
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialAluminumPlasticMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantyesnonoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.67 in5.65 in5.75 in
Width2.64 in2.72 in2.63 in2.83 in
Depth0.28 in0.32 in0.31 in0.29 in
Weight4.87 oz5.19 oz4.83 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • 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
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNoMHL
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 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
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 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
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1960.0 mAh2700.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h518.0 h603.0 h540.0 h
Talk time14.0 h9.0 h10.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging nononono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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