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Sony Xperia L vs Sony Xperia M5

2.56 in
5.07 in
Sony Xperia L Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L
2.83 in
5.71 in
Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
6
4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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6
6 editorial reviews
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
40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
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37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
21 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230MediaTek MT6795T
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305PowerVR Series 6 G6200
RAM memory1 GB3 GB

Display

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Screen size4.3 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyTN TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density228.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx13.0 Mpx

Storage

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Internal storage8 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
MaterialPlasticMetal
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Height5.07 in5.71 in
Width2.56 in2.83 in
Depth0.38 in0.3 in
Weight4.83 oz5.01 oz

Sensors

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
Video outputMHLNo

Cellular

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast

Battery

Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1750.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time498.0 h656.0 h
Talk time8.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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