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Sony Xperia M5 unofficial technical specifications leaked online and it reveals a set of upgrades based from Xperia M4 Aqua. It is expected to be announced at the IFA 2015 with possible price range from US $390 (AUD 423) to US $406 ($555).

Sony Xperia M5 Technical Specifications Leaked

Unannounced technical specifications of Sony Xperia M5 leaked through the Internet and according to reports from XperiaBlog, it features very similar design factor of the current flagship Sony Xperia Z3 Plus. Moreover, the new Xperia M5 smartphone sports a 5.0 inches of IPS screen display with 1080p resolution powered by 2 GHz MediaTek Helio X10 octa-core processor. It also boasts of 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB internal storage and a microSD card expansion slot.

Sony Xperia M5 offers a 21.5 MP IMX230 CMOS Exmor RS rear camera with hybrid autofocus capacity, f/2.2 and fast autofocus of 0.2 seconds. It supports up to five times zooming technology without any perceptible loss in imaging quality and 4K video recording. It also offers a 13 MP front facing camera lens. In terms of physical attributes, Xperia M5 has a thickness of 7.6 mm with different color variants such as black, silver and gold, and is available in single-SIM and dual-SIM models.

In addition to all technical specifications mentioned, the handset has been certified with IP65 and IP68 certification, meaning that it is dust-tight and water resistant for up to 30 minutes when submerged in 1.5 meters of freshwater. Also, Xperia M5 uses a 2600 mAh battery unit with the two-day battery technology applied on new Sony Xperia models.

Sony Xperia M5 Versus Xperia M4 Aqua

Sony Xperia M5 offers higher hardware technology compared to the current Sony Xperia M4 Aqua. Xperia M5 features 1080p display resolution making the 720p resolution of Xperia M4 Aqua less appealing. In terms of performance, Xperia M4’s 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor and 2 GB RAM are less impressive compared to Xperia M5’s 2.0 GHz MediaTek Helio X10 octa-core processor and bigger 3 GB RAM, in theory.

For imaging, Xperia M5 outlasts the 13 MP rear camera and the 5 MP front camera lenses of Xperia M4 Aqua with a 21.5 MP primary lens and a 13 MP secondary lens. However, no information is available if Xperia M5 will have the same wide-angle lens measurement of Xperia M4 Aqua but the device offers a greater imaging technology because of its fast autofocus and no image quality loss when zooming.

Lastly, the Xperia M5 2600 mAh battery unit is a little higher than the 2400 mAh on Xperia M4 Aqua. Other features on Sony Xperia M5 such as display and audio engines are yet to be revealed. Watch out for the upcoming IFA 2015 event where Sony confirmed attendance on September 2, 2015.

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