LG G5 vs Sony Xperia M5 Comparison and Differences

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LG G5

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Sony Xperia M5

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LG G5 or Sony Xperia M5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	LG G5	Sony Xperia M5
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2016, February	2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD)	149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm \| 5.88 x 5.88 x 2.91 in	145 x 72 x 7.6 mm \| 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.83 in
Weight	159 g \| 5.61 oz	142.5 g \| 5.03 oz
Body Build	Aluminum body
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink	Black, White, Gold
Battery	2800 mAh, Removable Li-Ion	2600 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Stand by time - Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)	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
Approximate price	300 EUR	150 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5.3" in	5" in
Screen area	77.4 cm²	68.9 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	70.1%	66.0%
Screen resolution	1440 x 2560 px	1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	554 PPI	441 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Scratch-resistant glass
Other specs	- Always-on display
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	16 MP, Dual	21.2 MP, Single
Camera specs	-16 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6'', laser AF, 3-axis OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 9mm, 1/3.6'', no AF	-21.2 MP, PDAF, f/2.2
Functions	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	2160p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie	8 MP, Single	13 MP, Single
Specifications	8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm	13 MP, f/2.0, AF
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 5 UI	Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset	- Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)	- Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)
CPU	- Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)	- Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 530	PowerVR G6200
External memory	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	32 GB, 4 GB RAM	16 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	329
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	645
GeekBench 5 Single Core	316
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	736
GeekBench 4 Single Core	1651	730
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	3668	3576
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	6585	2583
GeekBench 4 Battery	1726

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS987, US992 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H850 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H830, US992 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - H820CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS987 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H860N -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - H850 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 20(800) - H830 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300) - H820 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - H860NLTE 2,3,4,5,7,13 - VS987LTE 2,4,5,12,13,17,25 - US992	-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
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE-A Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge	Yes	Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB	3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation	SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)	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	FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others	- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port	- Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras	- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)	- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions	- Versions: H850 (Europe); LG G5 Speed H858 (Taiwan); VS987 (Verizon); H820 (AT&T); LS992 (Sprint); H830 (T-Mobile); US992 (US Cellular); Vodafone Also known as LG G5 Dual H860N with dual-SIM card slots	- Also known as Sony Xperia M5 E5603, E5606, E5653

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