Comparison of Sony Xperia M5 Dual and Sony Xperia Z smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia M5 Dual

Sony Xperia Z

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Sony

Phone model

Xperia M5 Dual

Xperia Z

Year of release

2015

2013

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

145 mm

139 mm

Body width

72 mm

71 mm

Body thickness

7.6 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

142 g

146 g

Volume

79.34 cm³

77.97 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal

• Aluminium alloy

Colors

• Black
• Golden
• White

• Black
• White
• Lilac

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• MediaTek helio X10

• Qualcomm APQ8064+MDM9215M

CPU clock speed

2000 MHz

1500 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

256 + 256 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR G6200

• Adreno 320

GPU clock speed

700 MHz

400 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

3 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

933 MHz

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

200 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795)

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064

Operating system

Operating system

Android 5.0

Android 4.1

Battery

Battery capacity

2600

2330

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

11 h 54 min

11 h

Standby time in GSM networks

571 h

550 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

12 h 12 min

14 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

657 h

530 h

Duration of listening to music

62 h

40 h

Video watching duration

8 h

5 h 30 min

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

5 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

441 ppi

441 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

21.5 Mp

13.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

5344 x 4016 pixels

4128 x 3096 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

5 X

16 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX230 Exmor RS

Sony IMX135 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Photomatrix size

5.99 x 4.5 mm

4.69 x 3.52 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.127 μm

1.136 μm

Crop factor

5.78

7.38

Aperture

f/2.2

f/2.4

Number of lens elements

4

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Phase detection autofocus

Auto exposure

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Shooting mode
• Effects
• Iso

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

13 Mp

2.2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4807 x 2704 pixels

1978 x 1112 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor RS

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

LTE-Advanced support

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6

• LTE Cat 3

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.1

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Dual Bluetooth Headset function

Other Bluetooth profiles

• AVCTP
• AVDCP
• BNEP
• DIP
• GAVDP
• GAP
• GATT
• GOEP
• HFP
• HID
• HSP
• MAP
• OPP
• SPP
• PAN
• PBAP
• SDAP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

PictBridge support

DLNA support

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Dual Bluetooth Headset function

Streaming audio

Identifier of songs

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Handwriting recognition

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Google Search
• Google Talk
• YouTube
• Google Maps
• Twitter

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Barcode scanner

SAR level

SAR level

0.48 W/kg