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Sony Xperia M5 vs Sony Xperia XA1

2.83 in
5.71 in
Sony Xperia M5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia M5
2.64 in
5.71 in
Sony Xperia XA1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA1
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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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4.2 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6795TMediaTek MT6757
GPU modelPowerVR Series 6 G6200ARM Mali-T880 MP2
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Screen size5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density441.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Primary sensor resolution21.5 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Primary resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Internal storage16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Height5.71 in5.71 in
Width2.83 in2.64 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.01 oz5.04 oz

Sensors

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes

Other features

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
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
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Sony Xperia M5Sony Xperia M5
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time656.0 h603.0 h
Talk time12.0 h10.1 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Sony Xperia XA1