Stringss Octa vs Sony Xperia M5

Comparing the Stringss Octa vs Sony Xperia M5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia M5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Stringss Octa runs at 1.7 GHz, making Sony Xperia M5 the better performer.

Display: Stringss Octa offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Sony Xperia M5 offers 5 inches, making Stringss Octa the larger display of the two. Both Stringss Octa and Sony Xperia M5 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia M5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21.5 MP, while Stringss Octa offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia M5 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Sony Xperia M5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Stringss Octa offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia M5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Stringss Octa offers a higher battery capacity with 3200 mAh, while Sony Xperia M5 offers 2600 mAh, making Stringss Octa better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Stringss Octa and Sony Xperia M5 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Stringss Octa

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia M5

₹32,925

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

09 Sep, 2015

11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A	MediaTek MT6795	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1.7 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP Primary Camera	21.5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP	13 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A
3200 mAh	2600 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(2 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

MediaTek MT6795

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core, 1.7 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A57

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-450 MP

PowerVR G6200

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB

3 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

386 ppi

441 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

74.75 %

65.86 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

151.2 mm

145 mm

162.7 mm

Width

79.2 mm

72 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

7.6 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

N/A

142.5 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera

21.5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2IMX230 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels

5352 x 4016 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

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

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3200 mAh

2600 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

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

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.1

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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