Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs LG G4 Dual Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia M5 Dual

Sony Xperia M5 Dual

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LG G4 Dual

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Sony Xperia M5 Dual or LG G4 Dual Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia M5 Dual LG G4 Dual
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Release date 2015, August 2015, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.83 in 149 x 76.2 x 9.8 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 3 in
Weight 142.6 g | 5.03 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
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Colors Black, White, Gold Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather Red
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 495 h (2G) / Up to 504 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
Stand by time - Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 12 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% 73.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 534 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 21.2 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -21.2 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 -16 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, 3-axis OIS, laser AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, AF 8 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); LG Optimus UX UI 4
Chipset - Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 418
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 4 Single Core 726
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3327
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2515

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5633, E5643, E5663
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5633 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - E5643 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5663
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H818N 
TD-SCDMA - H818N
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - H818N
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort 4K), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
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 Stereo 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, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port
Other extras
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi wireless charging (optional)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia M5 E5633, E5643, E5663

- Also known as LG G4 Dual-LTE, LG G4 Dual-SIM, LG H818P (Indonesia, Ukraine, Thailand), LG H818N (Hong Kong)

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