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Sony Xperia M5

Sony Xperia 10 III

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
4G Network	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - E5603	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28 - E5606
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - E5653
5G Network		1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch
Announced	2015, August. Released 2015, September	2021, April 14
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2021, June 11

Body
Dimensions	145 x 72 x 7.6 mm (5.71 x 2.83 x 0.30 in)	154 x 68 x 8.3 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Weight	142.5 g (5.04 oz)	169 g (5.96 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame
SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)	IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display
Type	IPS LCD	OLED, 1B colors, HDR
Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)	6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Protection	Scratch-resistant glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
		Triluminos display

Platform
OS	Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)	Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Chipset	Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)	Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
CPU	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
GPU	PowerVR G6200	Adreno 619

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	16GB 3GB RAM	128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
	eMMC 5.0	UFS

Main Camera
Modules	21.2 MP, f/2.2, PDAF	12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 54mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30fps, HDR	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, AF	8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0"
Features		HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio, RDS	FM radio (region dependent)
USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging		21W wired (unofficial rating), PD, QC
Stand-by	Up to 671 h (2G) / Up to 656 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 11 h 49 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Music play	Up to 62 h 30 min

Misc
Colors	Black, White, Gold	Black, White, Blue, Pink
SAR	0.32 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.19 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)
Models	E5603, E5606, E5653	SO-52B, SOG04, XQ-BT52, A102SO
Price	About 110 EUR	$ 789.00 / £ 249.49 / € 197.20

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 860 Basemark X: 7780	AnTuTu: 286216 (v8) GeekBench: 1738 (v5.1) GFXBench: 12fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	Contrast ratio: 839 (nominal), 2.69(sunlight)	559 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 68dB	-28.2 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality	Noise -94.1dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 137h