Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs HTC One X9 vs Sony Xperia XA Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Sony
Announced August 2015 December 2015 May 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - January 2016 Available - July 2016
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,810 ($320.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,000 ($382.35) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold Black, White White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
153.9 x 75.9 x 8 mm
(6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
164.2 x 79.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.33 in)
Weight 142.6 g (5.01.0.21 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5633, E5643, E5663 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5633
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - E5643
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5663
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 1.8GHz Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU PowerVR G6200 PowerVR G6200 Mali-T860
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 71.22% 76.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS - FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Hybrid Autofocus, 1/2.4'' Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.8, 34mm, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP, Autofocus, OIS, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, apt-X Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 495 h (2G)
Up to 504 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Up to 15 h (3G) -