Screen size
Xperia 10 IIIWinner: 6.0"+17%
Xperia M55.0"
Quick verdict
Xperia 10 III leads the measured specs 11-3.
Measured wins
Xperia 10 III
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
5
equal specs
Xperia M5
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia 10 III
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Xperia M5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Xperia 10 III
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia M5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Xperia 10 III
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
Xperia M5
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
4G bands
Xperia 10 III
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
equal specsRAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
equal specsWi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Xperia M5
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - E5603, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28 - E5606, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - E5653
5G bands
Xperia 10 III
1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Xperia M5
-
Speed
Xperia 10 III
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Xperia M5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Announced
Xperia 10 III
2021, April 14
Xperia M5
2015, August. Released 2015, September
Status
Xperia 10 III
Available. Released 2021, June 11
Xperia M5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia 10 III
154 x 68 x 8.3 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Xperia M5
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm (5.71 x 2.83 x 0.30 in)
Weight
Xperia 10 III
169 g (5.96 oz)
Xperia M5
142.5 g (5.04 oz)
Build
Xperia 10 III
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame
Xperia M5
-
SIM
Xperia 10 III
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Xperia M5
Nano-SIM
Other
Xperia 10 III
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Xperia M5
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Type
Xperia 10 III
OLED, 1B colors, HDR
Xperia M5
IPS LCD
Size
Xperia 10 III
6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia M5
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia 10 III
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Xperia M5
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia 10 III
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Xperia M5
Scratch-resistant glass
Other
Xperia 10 III
Triluminos display
Xperia M5
-
OS
Xperia 10 III
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Xperia M5
Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Xperia 10 III
Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
Xperia M5
Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)
CPU
Xperia 10 III
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
Xperia M5
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Xperia 10 III
Adreno 619
Xperia M5
PowerVR G6200
Card slot
Xperia 10 III
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Xperia M5
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Xperia 10 III
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
Xperia M5
16GB 3GB RAM
Other
Xperia 10 III
UFS
Xperia M5
eMMC 5.0
Triple
Xperia 10 III
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 54mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
Xperia M5
-
Features
Xperia 10 III
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Xperia M5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Xperia 10 III
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Xperia M5
4K@30fps, HDR
Single
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia M5
21.2 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
Single
Xperia 10 III
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0"
Xperia M5
13 MP, f/2.0, AF
Features
Xperia 10 III
HDR
Xperia M5
-
Video
Xperia 10 III
1080p@30fps
Xperia M5
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia M5
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia M5
Yes
Other
Xperia 10 III
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Xperia M5
-
WLAN
Xperia 10 III
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Xperia M5
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Xperia 10 III
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Xperia M5
4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning
Xperia 10 III
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Xperia M5
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia M5
Yes
Radio
Xperia 10 III
FM radio (region dependent)
Xperia M5
FM radio, RDS
USB
Xperia 10 III
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port
Xperia M5
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Xperia 10 III
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Xperia M5
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
Xperia 10 III
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Xperia M5
Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Xperia 10 III
21W wired (unofficial rating), PD, QC
Xperia M5
-
Stand-by
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia M5
Up to 671 h (2G) / Up to 656 h (3G)
Talk time
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia M5
Up to 11 h 49 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Music play
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia M5
Up to 62 h 30 min
Colors
Xperia 10 III
Black, White, Blue, Pink
Xperia M5
Black, White, Gold
Models
Xperia 10 III
SO-52B, SOG04, XQ-BT52, A102SO
Xperia M5
E5603, E5606, E5653
Price
Xperia 10 III
About 300 EUR
Xperia M5
About 110 EUR
SAR
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia M5
0.32 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia M5
0.19 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)