Sony Xperia M5 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia M5

Sony Xperia M5

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

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Sony Xperia M5 or Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia M5 Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
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Release date 2015, August 2011, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.83 in 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm | 4.92 x 4.92 x 2.48 in
Weight 142.5 g | 5.03 oz 117 g | 4.13 oz
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Colors Black, White, Gold Pure White, Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Gloss Black, Sakura Pink
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Po
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
Stand by time - Up to 460 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 7 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 35 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 37 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LED-backlit LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.2" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 48.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.0% 61.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 480 x 854 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 233 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 21.2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -21.2 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 -8 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, AF
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - 1.4 GHz Scorpion
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 205
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 1 GB (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 730 310
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3576 289
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2583

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS; GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 2.1, A2DP, EDR
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)    

SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head)    

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, proximity, compass
Other extras
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
-HDMI port
-MP4/H.264/WMV player
-MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
-TrackID music recognition
-NeoReader barcode scanner
-Document viewer
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia M5 E5603, E5606, E5653

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