Sony Xperia M5 Dual

The M5 is very well-made and durable. Build-quality is superb and even though the finish is hardly top-of-the-line, the phone looks neat and to-the-point, resembling the flagship Xperia Z3. The new control layout also seems more convenient. The display on the M5 gets great marks in terms of maximum brightness and has fairly accurate color rendition. It's harder to see in direct sun than the M4 Aqua, but it offers FullHD resolution, so it's crisper and can fit more content. Battery life isn't all that spectacular. However, this is somewhat justified by the higher resolution display and more powerful chipset. The OS is far from final, so we will retest the M5, once Sony has a cleaner build. The Xperia launcher runs quite nicely on the M5 and is packed with a lot of interesting features. The phone is definitely not lacking on the software side. Performance-wise, our pre-production Xperia M5 is perhaps not ready for prime time as it fares worse than competing Xelio X10 smartphones. The hardware has lots of horsepower and shows great promise. The speaker is somewhat quiet wih only a Below Average mark in out tests. The camera setup on the M5 is truly impressive with 21MP on the back and 13MP on the front. It offers accurate colors and good dynamic range, but sadly, there's noticeable corner softness and a lots of low-light noise.