Samsung Galaxy Core 2 vs Sony Xperia M5
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP58, IP68 |
| Dimensions | 130.30 x 68.00 x 9.80 mm | 145.00 x 72.00 x 7.60 mm |
| Weight | 139.00 g | 142.50 g |
| Display size | 4.50" | 5.00" |
| Display | Color / TFT 256k colors 480 x 800 px (4.50") 207 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.00") 441 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 3G: 540 min. (9.0 h) | 2G: 709 min. (11.8 h) 3G: 731 min. (12.2 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | | 2G: 671 h. (28.0 days) 3G: 656 h. (27.3 days) 4G: 607 h. (25.3 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 30 h (1.3 days) Video: 7 h (0.3 days) | Audio: 62,50 h (2.6 days) Video: 8 h (0.3 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 9 h (0.4 days) 3G: 6 h (0.3 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 2000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 2600 mAhBuy powerbank
|
| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 4 GB | 16 GB |
| End-user memory | | 9.1 GB |
| RAM memory | 768 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 200 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| Processor | Spreadtrum SC7735S | MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 |
| Processor clock | 1200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 | PowerVR G6200 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | 0,582 W/kg | 1,394 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(microSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 3Q 2014 | 3Q 2015 |
| Other names | SM-G355HN | E5603; E5606; E5653 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo sensor model | | Sony IMX230 |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 21.5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2592x1944 px | 5344x4016 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 720x480 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF | AF, EIS |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 0.3 Mpx | 13 Mpx |
| Resolution | 640x480 px | 4224x3168 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | FF | AF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 21.00 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | - |
| LTE UP | | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | class 12 | |
| EDGE | class 12 | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v4.1 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | v1.0 + SMIL |
| Dictionary | XT9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | z RDS |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | v1.2 |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |