"Sony Xperia M5" is one upper midrange smartphone that Sony has released last September. It comes with a price tag of around 380 Euro, which is practically good considering its great specs.
Coming in the colors of white, black, or gold, the "Sony M5" also comes with great features that can take on its more expensive rivals.
"Sony M5" Features, Network
"Sony Xperia M5" comes with an FM radio with RDS, it is dust and water resistant, and it also comes with LTE network support.
"Sony M5" Body, Display
"Sony Xperia M5" has a dimension of 5.71 x 2.83 x .30 inches and it weighs 5.04 oz. It has a 5 inch screen with a 1080 x 1920 resolution (441 ppi) and it is protected by a scratch resistant glass.
"Sony Xperia M5" Platform, Memory
"Sony M5" originally runs Android Lollipop v5.0 but it is also planned to be upgraded to Android v6.0 Marshmallow. "Sony M5" is powered by Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 chipset with an Octa core 2.0 GHz Cortex A53 CPU and a PowerVR G6200 GPU. The phone comes with an internal memory of 16 GB (upgradable to 200 GB through microSD slot) and it has a RAM of 3 GB.
"Sony Xperia M5" Cameras, Battery
"Sony M5" comes with an impressive 21.2 MP 5312 x 3984 rear camera with phase detection, auto focus, and LED flash. The 13 MP front camera is also a sweet surprise, knowing how other smartphones has 13 MP cameras as their primary snapper, and how front cameras can go as low as 2 MP.
Furthermore, "Sony M5" uses a non removable Li Ion 2600 mAh battery that can last 656 hours on 3G standby, 12h 11min on 3G talk time, and 62h 30m on music playing.
Verdict
As a whole, it looks like the "Sony M5" is a smart buy. The 3 GB RAM, impressive cameras, and non compromised display, all exclaim 'good deal'. Considering how the more expensive flagships have lower specs than this, it is safe to say that the Sony Xperia line will always have what it takes to compete in the smartphone market.
