Sony XPERIA M5 vs. TCL 10 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony XPERIA M5 and TCL 10 5G. 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. TCL 10 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number E5603 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 163.65 mm TCL 10 5G has greater height than Sony XPERIA M5.
Width 72 mm 76.56 mm TCL 10 5G has greater width than Sony XPERIA M5.
Depth 7.6 mm 9.05 mm Sony XPERIA M5 is narrower than Sony XPERIA M5.
Weight 143 g 210 g Sony XPERIA M5 is lighter than Sony XPERIA M5.
Body Colour White | Black | Gold Chrome blue | Mercury grey
Body Material - 3D glass
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) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.53" TCL 10 5G has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA M5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels TCL 10 5G has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA M5.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 395 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Max Brightness - 450 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes TCL 10 5G has HDR.
Display Features - 2.5D Glass, Dotch Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Scratch-resistant glass Fingerprint-resistant coating
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio X10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.4 GHz TCL 10 5G has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA M5.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) PowerVR G6200 Qualcomm ADRENO 620
MEMORY Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
RAM 3 GB 6 GB TCL 10 5G has more RAM than Sony XPERIA M5.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB TCL 10 5G has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA M5.
User Memory 10 GB 103 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 21.5 Megapixel 64 Megapixel TCL 10 5G has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA M5.
Sensor Size - 1/1.72"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS sensor -
Lens Aperture - F/1.89
Lens Construction - 6-element
Field of View (FoV) - 79.8 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 5x 10x TCL 10 5G has better digital zoom than Sony XPERIA M5.
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects Super Vivid, Creative effect HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Sweep Panorama, SteadyShot, Auto scene detection mode Slow motion video, Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, portrait mode, Auto Zoom, Super Night mode, Light Trace Mode, photo filters, Stop-Motion Video Mode, Super Macro Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile shutter - Sony XPERIA M5 has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Cinematic video stabilisation, Superior Auto, Object tracking, Sound Photo, Hybrid Auto focus Scene recognition
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/4"
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 118 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 5-piece lens
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 83.2 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.12 μm
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Sensor Size (4th Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (4th Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (4th Camera) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size (4th Camera) - 1.75 μm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 16 Megapixel TCL 10 5G has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA M5.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.06"
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Field of View (Front) - 79.1 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - Face Beautification
Camera Modes (Front) - Photo filters, video filters
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 4500 mAh TCL 10 5G has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA M5.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 TCL 10 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 120 min
Standby Time 671 hours 529 hours Sony XPERIA M5 has longer standby time than TCL 10 5G.
Talk Time 731 minutes 1980 minutes TCL 10 5G has longer battery life when making calls than Sony XPERIA M5.
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
Standby (4G): up to 529 hrs
Standby (3G): up to 580 hrs
Standby (2G): up to 401 hrs
Talk (2G): up to 1860 min
Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Talk (4G): up to 1980 min
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G TCL 10 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 10
User Interface - TCL UI
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR FR1
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 4, Band 5
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n8, n28, n77, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
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 SMS, MMS
MEDIA Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
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, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), GSM FR, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, H.265 -
Sound Enhancements 3D surround sound (VPT) -
FEATURES Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, RGB sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Security Technology - Face Key
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 HD Voice, dual microphones with noise cancellation, Google Lens
OTHERS Sony XPERIA M5 TCL 10 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, protective case
Compliant Standards IP68, IP65, IPX5, IPX8, IP6X -
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