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Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
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Sony Xperia XA Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z3 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z3+ Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 6.0Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.0 GHz2.5 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6795TMediaTek Helio P MT6755Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelPowerVR Series 6 G6200ARM Mali-T860 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory3 GB2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density441.0 ppi294.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Scratch-resistant glass
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution21.5 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f2.0 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • Copper
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Rose Gold
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialMetalMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesnoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproofyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.71 in5.65 in5.77 in5.76 in
Width2.83 in2.63 in2.83 in2.83 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.29 in0.27 in
Weight5.01 oz4.83 oz5.36 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
yesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputNoNoMHLMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
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
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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
  • 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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2300.0 mAh3100.0 mAh2930.0 mAh
Standby time656.0 h603.0 h740.0 h590.0 h
Talk time12.0 h10.0 h16.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nonoyesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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