Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (USA) vs Sony Xperia M5

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (USA)

Sony Xperia M5

Network
2G network

CDMA 800, 1900; GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

CDMA2000 1xEV-DO; HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 17(700)

-
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps

-
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

Micro-SIM

Nano-SIM
Height

153.5 mm

145 mm
Width

78.6 mm

72 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

176 g

142.5 g
Colors

Blossom Pink, Bronze Gold, Charcoal black, Frosted white

Black, Gold, White

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.7 inches

5.0 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

518 ppi

441 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

-
Multitouch

Yes

-

Main camera
Main camera

16 MP, f/2.2 , 31 mm

21.5 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

5248 x 3936 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps

2160p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

-
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/2.6" sensor size, HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.1

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

No
Sensors

Fingerprint, SpO2, UV, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gesture, gyro, heart rate, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, proximity