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Sony Xperia M5 vs Huawei P8 vs Xiaomi Mi 4: specs comparison

By Florin Troaca

Updated: Aug 03, 2015, 12:38 PM

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Sony Xperia M5 vs Huawei P8 vs Xiaomi Mi 4: specs comparison

Sony today announced two new Android Lollipop smartphones: the Xperia C5 Ultra, and the Xperia M5. While the C5 Ultra may be the one with a more interesting look (that near bezel-less display is not going to go unnoticed), the Xperia M5 is the device that packs more advanced features.

Presented by Sony as a "super mid-range" smartphone, the Xperia M5 sports a 5-inch 1080p display, and is the very first Xperia to be powered by a 64-bit, 2.0 GHz octa-core Helio X10 MT6795 processor - one of MediaTek's newest chipsets. More importantly, the M5 features a 21.5 MP rear camera with super fast hybrid autofocus (only 0.25 seconds, according to Sony), f/2.2 aperture, ISO 3200, and 4K video recording. This rear camera could be Sony's best yet - although, of course, we'll have to test it in order to be sure of that.

The new Sony handset is dust- and water-resistant (IP68-certified), further featuring a 13 MP front-facing camera, 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB of expandable storage space, and a 2600 mAh battery.

Let's compare the full specs of the Xperia M5 with those of two similarly-sized 1080p Android smartphones, shall we? To go head to head with the M5, we've picked the Huawei P8 (which itself has a very good rear camera, as our review is concluding), and the Xiaomi Mi 4 (a hugely popular 5-inch 1080p smartphone - at least in Asia). Let us know which one you'd rather buy, assuming money isn't a problem. Speaking of money, Sony didn't announce the price of the Xperia M5, but the handset could cost around $400, and should be launched sometime later this month.


Sony Xperia M5	Huawei P8	Xiaomi Mi 4

Design

Dimensions
5.71 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm	5.70 x 2.84 x 0.25 inches 144.9 x 72.1 x 6.4 mm	5.48 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches 139.2 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.03 oz (142.5 g)	5.08 oz (144.0 g)	5.26 oz (149.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Features
		Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key		Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black, Gold, Silver	Black, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch	5.2-inch	5.0-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
66.11 %	71.63 %	72.20 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795	HiSilicon Kirin 935	Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2500 MHz Krait 400
GPU
PowerVR G6200	Mali-T628 MP4	Adreno 330
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.1 GB	16GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop)	Android (5.0 Lollipop), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 4.4.3), Xiaomi MI UI

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh	2680 mAh	3080 mAh
Type
		Li - Polymer
Charging
		Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
21.5 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	13 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Flash
LED	Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) Video calling	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) HDR
Front
13 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.1	4.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
HDMI
		Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync		Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share		Wireless screen share,MHL
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
		Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 7(2600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording