Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

Comparing the Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.1 GHz, while Sony Xperia M5 Dual runs at 2.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Sony Xperia M5 Dual offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia M5 Dual's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia M5 Dual offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21.5 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus offers 16 MP, making Sony Xperia M5 Dual better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Sony Xperia M5 Dual offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia M5 Dual better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Sony Xperia M5 Dual offers 2600 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia M5 Dual offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus the better option for storage.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while Sony Xperia M5 Dual has a rating of 3.7.

Sony Xperia M5 Dual

₹27,590

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus

₹28,199

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

75%

Release Date

09 Sep, 2015

02 Sep, 2015

Performance


MediaTek MT6795	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera


21.5 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


13 MP	5 MP

Battery


2600 mAh	3000 mAh
N/A	Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB

32 GB

User Ratings

3.7/5

(3,848 ratings)

3.9/5

(214 ratings)

Video

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1 Video

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General

Operating System

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6795

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6200

Mali-T760 MP8

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

441 ppi

515 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.86 %

76.35 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

145 mm

154.4 mm

Width

72 mm

75.8 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

142.6 grams

153 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

21.5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5352 x 4016 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

5 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 12 Hours(3G) / Up to 12 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.45 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Front

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A

Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope