Sony Xperia E5 vs Sony Xperia X Compact Specs Comparison

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8.0
Sony Xperia E5
6.8
Sony Xperia X Compact
Sony Xperia E5 Sony Xperia X Compact
Released · Jun 30, 2016
Released · Sep 08, 2016
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
4.6-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
2300 mAh
2700 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 31, 2016 Sep 01, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.73 x 0.31 inches
143.6 x 69.45 x 7.99 mm
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches
129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
Weight
5.19 oz / 147.0 g 4.76 oz / 135.0 g
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 69.26% screen-to-body 4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1280x720px, 319 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6735 Snapdragon 650 8956
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2 Adreno 510
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2300 mAh 2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) 23 MP (CMOS image sensor, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes
Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (60 fps)
Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 5 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 31, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-14784Z
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.15 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 12, 17, 28, 5, 4, 2, 7
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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