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Sony Xperia M5 vs Sony Xperia XA

2.83 in
5.71 in
Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
2.63 in
5.65 in
Sony Xperia XA Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA
Editiorial reviews
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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

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6795TMediaTek Helio P MT6755
GPU modelPowerVR Series 6 G6200ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM memory3 GB2 GB

Display

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
Screen size5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density441.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
Primary sensor resolution21.5 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
Primary resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
Internal storage16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
MaterialMetalMetal
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
Height5.71 in5.65 in
Width2.83 in2.63 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.01 oz4.83 oz

Sensors

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
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+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
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
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XASony Xperia XA
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time656.0 h603.0 h
Talk time12.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging nono

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          Often compared with Sony Xperia XA