Sony Xperia M5 vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP58, IP68 | IP65, IP68 |
| Dimensions | 145.00 x 72.00 x 7.60 mm | 127.00 x 65.00 x 8.90 mm |
| Weight | 142.50 g | 138.00 g |
| Display size | 5.00" | 4.60" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.00") 441 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 720 x 1280 px (4.60") 319 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 709 min. (11.8 h) 3G: 731 min. (12.2 h) | 2G: 690 min. (11.5 h) 3G: 910 min. (15.2 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 671 h. (28.0 days) 3G: 656 h. (27.3 days) 4G: 607 h. (25.3 days) | 2G: 520 h. (21.7 days) 3G: 520 h. (21.7 days) 4G: 490 h. (20.4 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 62,50 h (2.6 days) Video: 8 h (0.3 days) | Audio: 77 h (3.2 days) Video: 8,3 h (0.3 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 2600 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 2700 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Quick Charge 2.0 |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| End-user memory | 9.1 GB | 21.7 GB |
| RAM memory | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 200 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 200 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| Processor | MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 8994 |
| Processor clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| GPU | PowerVR G6200 | Adreno 430 @650 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | 1,394 W/kg | 0,97 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 3Q 2015 | 3Q 2015 |
| Other names | E5603; E5606; E5653 | E5803; E5823 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo sensor model | Sony IMX230 | Sony IMX300 |
| Photo matrix | 21.5 Mpx | 23 Mpx |
| Resolution | 5344x4016 px | 5520x4140 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 5x | 8x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, H.265 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF, EIS | AF, EIS |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 13 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 4224x3168 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, H.265 - 30 fps |
| Additional | 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 | 42.20 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 | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.1 | v4.1 LE |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 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 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | z RDS |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, ALAC, AMR, DSD, FLAC, LPCM, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | |  |
| Java | ART | 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 | | |