Sony Xperia E5 vs ZTE Blade III

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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.

  • Weight

    Blade III: 17 g lighter

    Xperia E5:
    147 g
    Blade III:
    130 g
  • Width

    Blade III: 5.5 mm narrower

    Xperia E5:
    69 mm
    Blade III:
    63.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Blade III: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Xperia E5:
    5 in
    Blade III:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Xperia E5:
    Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
    Blade III:
    Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Xperia E5: 1.8 mm thinner

    Xperia E5:
    8.2 mm
    Blade III:
    10 mm
  • Height

    Blade III: 21 mm shorter

    Xperia E5:
    144 mm
    Blade III:
    123 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.

  1. 1. Xperia E5

    Height:
    144 mm +21 mm versus Blade III
    Width:
    69 mm +5.5 mm versus Blade III
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. Blade III

    Height:
    123 mm
    Width:
    63.5 mm
    Depth:
    10 mm +1.8 mm versus Xperia E5

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Xperia E5

    147 g

    +17 g versus Blade III

  2. 2. Blade III

    130 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Xperia E5

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. Blade III

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

Xperia E5 has approximately 51.3% more rectangular screen area than Blade III.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Xperia E5: Original memory entry

16 GB · 1.5 GB RAM

Blade III: Original memory entry

4 GB (2.5 GB user available) · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Xperia E5

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Blade III

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Xperia E5

    2300 mAh

    +700 mAh versus Blade III

  2. 2. Blade III

    1600 mAh

Specifications

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1. Xperia E52. Blade III

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Xperia E5, Blade III.
SpecificationXperia E5Blade III
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 144 Х 69 Х 8.2 mm
  • 123 Х 63.5 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 1.5 GB RAM
  • 4 GB (2.5 GB user available)
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2300 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Xperia E5, Blade III.
SpecificationXperia E5Blade III
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.4%
  • 58.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Xperia E5, Blade III.
SpecificationXperia E5Blade III
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.0
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Xperia E5, Blade III.
SpecificationXperia E5Blade III
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720MP2
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 score *
  • 32175
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 555
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1476
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 961
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Xperia E5, Blade III.
SpecificationXperia E5Blade III
Release date
  • 2016
  • May
  • 2012
  • September
Colors
  • Graphite black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 190 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 511 h (2G) / Up to 518 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 9 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 65 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Xperia E5, Blade III.
SpecificationXperia E5Blade III
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - F3311 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F3313 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - F3311 LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 28(700) - F3313
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.08 W/kg (head) 1.34 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head) 0.46 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Xperia E5, Blade III.
SpecificationXperia E5Blade III
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Dolby Mobile -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Xperia E5, Blade III.
SpecificationXperia E5Blade III
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input