The Sony Xperia M5 is a water & dust resistant high-range Android smartphone manufactured by Sony and it serves as the successor of the Xperia M4 Aqua. The phone was unveiled on 3 August 2015 along with the Xperia C5 Ultra. The phone is marketed as a “super mid-range” phone,which is between a predecessor M4 Aqua and flagship Xperia Z5.
The device features a 5.0 inch (130 mm) 1080p display. The device is dust and water proof with an IP rating of IP65 and IP68 and it is powered by 2.0 GHz Octa-core MediaTek HelioX10 MT6795 processor with 3 GB of RAM. The M5 includes a non-removable 2600 mAh battery. The rear camera of the M5 is 21.5 megapixel with a Sony Exmor RS image sensor along with ISO 3200 and f/2.2 aperture. The devices also features hybrid autofocus that utilizes phase detection autofocus and contrast detection autofocus that can focus the object within 0.25 seconds. The device comes with 16 GB internal storage along with microSDXC card expansion up to 200 GB.
Sony Xperia M5 comes preinstalled with Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) along with Sony’s custom interface and software. Sony Xperia M5 is praised for the affordability,handset’s improved camera, longer battery life,more generous internal storage and lowest head SAR(US) value of only 0.321 W/Kg.