Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M5 vs Sony Xperia XZ vs Sony Xperia 10 III

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced August 2015 September 2016 2021, April 14
Status Available - August 2015 Coming Soon - October 2016 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, Q2
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,990 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold Platinum, Mineral Black, Forest Blue Black, White, Blue, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
155.4 x 68 x 8.3 mm
(6.12 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Weight 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 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 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
LTE LTE 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - - 1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat) Android 11
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver), Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 530 Adreno 619
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ OLED Screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2520 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 70.79% 79.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 23 MP 12 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1080p, HDR [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0"
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi 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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0; USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W
Quick Charge
USB Power Delivery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2900 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
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