Sony XPERIA M5 vs. Honor 50

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony XPERIA M5 and Honor 50. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sony XPERIA M5 vs. Honor 50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number E5603 NTH-NX9
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 159.96 mm Honor 50 has greater height than Sony XPERIA M5.
Width 72 mm 73.76 mm Honor 50 has greater width than Sony XPERIA M5.
Depth 7.6 mm 7.78 mm Sony XPERIA M5 is narrower than Sony XPERIA M5.
Weight 143 g 175 g Sony XPERIA M5 is lighter than Sony XPERIA M5.
Body Colour White | Black | Gold Midnight black | Emerald Green
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Sony XPERIA M5 is waterproof.
IP rating IP68, IP65, IPX8, IPX5, IP6X -
SAR Value 0.355 W/kg (body), 0.207 W/kg (head) 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb)
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
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.57" Honor 50 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA M5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 50 has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA M5.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density - 403 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor 50 has better colour depth than Sony XPERIA M5.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Scratch-resistant glass -
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio X10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Sony XPERIA M5 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) PowerVR G6200 -
MEMORY Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Honor 50 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA M5.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Honor 50 has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA M5.
User Memory 10 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 21.5 Megapixel 108 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA M5.
Sensor Size - 1/1.52"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS sensor -
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Pixel Size - 2.1 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Digital Zoom 5x -
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects Super Vivid, Creative effect -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Sweep Panorama, SteadyShot, Auto scene detection mode Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile shutter - Sony XPERIA M5 has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 12032 x 9024
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Cinematic video stabilisation, Superior Auto, Object tracking, Sound Photo, Hybrid Auto focus Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 50 has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA M5.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) - Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 4300 mAh Honor 50 has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA M5.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 50 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 45 min
Standby Time 671 hours -
Talk Time 731 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 731 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 656 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 62.5 hrs
Playback (video): up to 8 hrs
Talk (GSM): up to 709 min
Standby (GSM): up to 671 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 607 hrs
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CELLULAR Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 50 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 11
User Interface - Magic UI 4.2
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, 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 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, 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 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, GATT -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an 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 SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, ASF, PCM, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, LPCM, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, OTA WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, H.265 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements 3D surround sound (VPT) Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
FEATURES Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Radio Data Service (RDS), DLNA Certified, multitasking, sharing media via DLNA, Screen capture, xLOUD technology, SensMe technology, intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, battery STAMINA mode, Throw function, Noise Cancellation Technology, Clear Phase technology, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Clear Stereo, Dynamic normaliser, Alarm Clock -
OTHERS Sony XPERIA M5 Honor 50
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards IP68, IP65, IPX5, IPX8, IP6X TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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