Sony Xperia M5 vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia M5

Sony Xperia M5

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alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

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Sony Xperia M5 or alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia M5 alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)
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Release date 2015, August 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.83 in 152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.96 in
Weight 142.5 g | 5.03 oz 141 g | 4.97 oz
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Colors Black, White, Gold Black, Sliver, Gold
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2910 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 671 h (2G) / Up to 656 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 49 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h 30 min
Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.0% 72.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 21.2 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -21.2 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, AF 8 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 730
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3576
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2583

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia M5 E5603, E5606, E5653

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