Sony XPERIA E5 vs. Microsoft Surface Duo

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony XPERIA E5 and Microsoft Surface Duo. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sony XPERIA E5 vs. Microsoft Surface Duo Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number F3311 -
Form Factor Touch Folder - dual screen
Height 144 mm 145.2 mm Microsoft Surface Duo has greater height than Sony XPERIA E5.
Width 69 mm 93.3 mm Microsoft Surface Duo has greater width than Sony XPERIA E5.
Depth 8.2 mm 9.9 mm Sony XPERIA E5 is narrower than Sony XPERIA E5.
Weight 147 g 250 g Sony XPERIA E5 is lighter than Sony XPERIA E5.
Dimensions Details - Unfolded - 186.9 mm x 4.8 mm x 145.2 mm
Body Colour White | Graphite black Glacier
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.461 W/kg (body), 0.458 W/kg (head) 0.726 W/kg (head), 1.478 W/kg (body)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TFT AMOLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Both directions folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.6" Microsoft Surface Duo has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA E5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 1800 x 1350 pixels Microsoft Surface Duo has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA E5.
Display Format HD -
Pixel Density - 401 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 4:3
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - PixelSense Fusion Displays
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 5.6"
Second Display Resolution - 1800 x 1350 pixels
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 8.1 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2700 x 1800 pixels
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Processor Number MTK6735 -
Clock Speed 1.3 GHz -
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Microsoft Surface Duo has higher processor core quantity than Sony XPERIA E5.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T720 MP2 -
MEMORY Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
RAM 1.5 GB 6 GB Microsoft Surface Duo has more RAM than Sony XPERIA E5.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Microsoft Surface Duo has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA E5.
User Memory 10 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.0
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 0
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Digital Zoom 3x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile shutter - Sony XPERIA E5 has face detection.
Light Source Flash -
Camera Features (Functions) Object tracking, Touch Capture, auto scene recognition -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 11 Megapixel Microsoft Surface Duo has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA E5.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Field of View (Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst mode, Panorama, low-light shots, Portrait mode with adjustable depth control
Light Source (Front) - High CRI LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), FOV optimised with AI (for front and rear), dynamic range scene detection, Super-resolution zoom, super zoom up to 7x, gyro-based digital video stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2300 mAh 3577 mAh Microsoft Surface Duo has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA E5.
Standby Time 525 hours 240 hours Sony XPERIA E5 has longer standby time than Microsoft Surface Duo.
Talk Time 690 minutes 1620 minutes Microsoft Surface Duo has longer battery life when making calls than Sony XPERIA E5.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 690 min
Standby (GSM): up to 511 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 570 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 518 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 525 hrs
Playback (video): up to 11.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 65 hrs
Standby: up to 240 hrs
Talk: up to 1620 min
Playback (local video): up to 15.5 hrs
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LAA
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, AVDTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, RFCOMM, GATT, HOGP -
NFC Yes - Sony XPERIA E5 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC -
Messaging Services Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, apt-X, OTA, MP4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio
FEATURES Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Proximity sensor, hall sensor, dual accelerometers, dual gyroscope, dual magnetometer, dual ambient light sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Radio Data Service (RDS), Screen capture, Clear Phase technology, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Voice enhancement, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, xLOUD Experience, Noise suppression, Personal Equalisation MIMO technology, Fast Charging, dual microphones with noise suppression and echo cancellation, Full Duplex communication, 360° hinge, stylus support, two apps side-by-side
OTHERS Sony XPERIA E5 Microsoft Surface Duo
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C headphones, 18W charger, Surface Duo Bumper (Glacier)
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