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Sharp Aquos Zero vs Sony Xperia M5

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technologyOLED versus LCDAquos Zero: OLED · Xperia M5: LCD
  • WidthXperia M5: 1 mm narrowerXperia M5: 72 mm · Aquos Zero: 73 mm
  • Screen diagonalXperia M5: 1.2 in smaller diagonalXperia M5: 5 in · Aquos Zero: 6.2 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) / Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)Aquos Zero: Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) · Xperia M5: Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)
  • DepthXperia M5: 1.2 mm thinnerXperia M5: 7.6 mm · Aquos Zero: 8.8 mm
  • HeightXperia M5: 9 mm shorterXperia M5: 145 mm · Aquos Zero: 154 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
Aquos Zero: 154 × 73 mm 1 Xperia M5: 145 × 72 mm 2
Side
Aquos Zero: 154 × 8.8 mm 1 Xperia M5: 145 × 7.6 mm 2
  1. 1. Aquos Zero
    Height
    154 mm
    Width
    73 mm
    Depth
    8.8 mm
    Weight
    146 g
  2. 2. Xperia M5
    Height
    145 mm
    Width
    72 mm
    Depth
    7.6 mm
    Weight
    142.5 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationAquos ZeroXperia M5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154 Х 73 Х 8.8 mm
  • 145 Х 72 Х 7.6 mm
Weight
  • 146 g
  • 142.5 g
Technology
  • OLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 6.2" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1440 x 2992 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 GB
  • 6 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3130 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 2600 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop)
  • upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationAquos ZeroXperia M5
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 96.9 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 18.7:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 86.2%
  • 66.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 536 PPI
  • 441 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationAquos ZeroXperia M5
Rear camera, main
  • 22.6 MP
  • Single
  • 21.2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 22.6 MP
  • f/1.9
  • 22 mm
  • PDAF
  • OIS
  • 21.2 MP
  • PDAF
  • f/2.2
Functions
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 23 mm
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • AF
Performance
Performance
SpecificationAquos ZeroXperia M5
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
  • Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 630
  • PowerVR G6200
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 275122
  • 56874
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 730
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 3576
GeekBench 4 RenderScriptLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 2583
General specs
General specs
SpecificationAquos ZeroXperia M5
Release date
  • 2019
  • January
  • 2015
  • August
Colors
  • Meteorite black
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 600 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • 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
Body build
  • Front glass
  • aluminum frame
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationAquos ZeroXperia M5
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • Show all network frequencies: -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)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 28(700) - E5606 LTE band 1(2100)
  • 28(700)
  • 40(2300) - E5653
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 1024/50 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
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • 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
Music and Audio
SpecificationAquos ZeroXperia M5
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • DCI-P3 -HDR 10 -Dolby Vision
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -24-bit/192kHz audio -Dolby Atmos
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationAquos ZeroXperia M5
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Also known as Sony Xperia M5 E5603
  • E5606
  • E5653

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