Sony Xperia M5 review: Changing swim lanes

16 September, 2015
Sony’s tight flagship release schedule went in overdrive this season with the Z3+, Z4v and the Z5 all right on each other’s heels. Making no attempt to slow down, the Japanese are taking that spirit to the midrange as well. What are you waiting for? Upgrade.

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  • crishna
  • PAX
  • 07 Feb 2016

Very bad Xperia m5 dual
West my mony......
Because battery backup 🔋

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    • Anonymous
    • Hxg
    • 26 Jan 2016

    where is your battery life test gsmarena ?

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      • AnonD-487366
      • f{}
      • 11 Jan 2016

      *FLOP PHONE AND FAKE PROMISES*
      As hyped WATERPROOF tried once and it failed.
      Service centres and
      Sony India Care deny fault in the phone.
      Instead blamed me for not using the phone properly.
      Humble request PLEASE DON'T BUY.

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        • AnonD-451592
        • LaB
        • 09 Jan 2016

        asif, 23 Nov 201510 time better is m5M5 is better only on "paper",the a8 is 100 times better because it doesn't overheat a LOT and don't has extremly annoying shutdown " feature" + I think it's camera is 150 % better and don't has a microscopic led flash like the M5

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          • Elize
          • NmP
          • 09 Jan 2016

          MK AHMED, 20 Dec 2015Thinking of buying the m5 , but having doubts , please advi... moreOne word.....DON'T!!!!!!

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            • Sony M5 auto shutdow
            • tx4
            • 08 Jan 2016

            Please gsmarena do the battery locked test that causing the autoshutdown problem so everyone know how bad this phone is.

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              • Nino
              • vfx
              • 03 Jan 2016

              My M5 cannot fully charged, the battery always stuck in 87% even after several hour charging.

              Do i need to take it to service center!

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                • AnonD-468224
                • DQn
                • 30 Dec 2015

                are there any updates regarding battery life?

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                  • candid
                  • t7y
                  • 30 Dec 2015

                  AnonD-480995, 28 Dec 2015omg read some comments about the problem of m5 make me so c... moremost probably its due to the over heat.. as a preventive measure even my unit does it...

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                    • AnonD-481385
                    • 2CY
                    • 28 Dec 2015

                    i'm really crazy about xperia m5...but i get confused by negative reviews...please tell me

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                      • AnonD-480995
                      • U}}
                      • 28 Dec 2015

                      omg read some comments about the problem of m5 make me so confused. but i still want this phone, should i cancel my intention to buy it and choose another phone?
                      advice pls.

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                        • Sage
                        • KgW
                        • 20 Dec 2015

                        Got my unit Sep 18. It's been in the service center for weeks because of shutdown issue. I hope this gets fixed soon. My phone shuts down and turns on again the next day upon charging after the battery is drained, perhaps? I had it fully charged, then, just using candy crush, fb or calls, it shuts down and won't turn on without charger. Used to open up within an hour but now, it takes up days.

                          Thinking of buying the m5 , but having doubts , please advise (South Africa)

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                            • Anonymous
                            • rAT
                            • 18 Dec 2015

                            marz, 16 Nov 2015my sony very fast overheating!!! regret always in the last,Dear friend if ur problem is overheating alone maybe you forgot you are handling 8 hearts 💕 at a time( octa core)...friction and fire has to be there..jokes apart.. Try clean master to cool your phone cpu...and preferably close unwanted functions which run in background...sometimes advanced functions do cause overheating like 4k camera,do optimize functions and flaunt where necessary,... All this is coz of the glass back cover...

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                              • AnonD-472071
                              • XQH
                              • 15 Dec 2015

                              RETAIL M5 units are out since a month or more! Try to check the battery timings of M5 asap guys!

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                                • Vic
                                • 35k
                                • 12 Dec 2015

                                Dear gsmarena, you promised to review battery life again. Please, keep your promise. It's been a long time since your review is posted. Thank you.

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                                  • HIK
                                  • 08 Dec 2015

                                  "We ran our battery test but the test results we got seem way out of check, so we promise to retest the battery once we get a retail review unit"
                                  plz hurry dear GSMArena.

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                                    • AnonD-175056
                                    • u}Q
                                    • 07 Dec 2015

                                    RAUJ..........., 16 Nov 2015Am using a sony xperia M4 dual and i am having difficulties... moreInstall UC browser mini and then enable speed mode of UC Browser

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                                      • asif
                                      • rJ6
                                      • 23 Nov 2015

                                      note 3, 20 Sep 2015Kindly suggest me which ph is better xperia m5 or galaxy a810 time better is m5

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • m7d
                                        • 19 Nov 2015

                                        a 747 can land on those bezels LOL