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Sony Xperia E5 Mobile Phone
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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 systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 4.4Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.5 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6735MediaTek Helio P MT6755Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4ARM Mali-T860 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory
  • 1.5GB
  • 1.5 GB
2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
IPS LCD
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassScratch-resistant glass
N/A
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.0 f
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
N/A
32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.67 in5.65 in5.85 in5.75 in
Width2.72 in2.63 in2.89 in2.83 in
Depth0.32 in0.31 in0.35 in0.29 in
Weight5.19 oz4.83 oz6.03 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
N/A
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.04.1
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
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
Video outputNoNo
N/A
MHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

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
N/A
  • 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
GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
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
  • 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
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2700.0 mAh2300.0 mAh3200.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time518.0 h603.0 h760.0 h540.0 h
Talk time9.0 h10.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging nonoyesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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