Sony, as expected, has launched the
Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5
camera-focused smartphones on
Monday. The Japanese company
revealed that both the new handsets
will be available in single and dual-
SIM variants.
Both the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and
Sony Xperia M5 (alongside Xperia C5
Ultra Dual and Xperia M5 Dual ) will be
available in select countries across
emerging markets starting mid-
August. Sony is likely to reveal the
pricing of both the handsets at launch
locally. The single-SIM and dual-SIM
variants are identical in terms of
specifications, with the exception of
the latter sporting two SIM card slots.
Much like Sony's Xperia C3 selfie-
focused smartphone, the newly
announced Xperia C5 Ultra is also
targeted at selfie lovers and sports
13-megapixel front and rear cameras.
Both the front and rear cameras are
accompanied by LED flash modules
and include Sony's Exmor RS sensor.
Some of the camera tools on the
Xperia C5 Ultra include video
stabiliser, auto scene recognition,
25mm wide-angle lens (rear) with an
80-degree field of view, 4x digital
zoom, full-HD video recording, image
stabiliser, geotagging, and red-eye
reduction among others.
The smartphone features a 6-inch
full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) IPS
display powered by Sony's Mobile
Bravia Engine 2. The company touts
that the handset sports a "near
borderless" display.
The Android 5.0 Lollipop-based Xperia
C5 Ultra is powered by a 64-bit octa-
core MediaTek (MT6752) processor
clocked at 1.7GHz coupled with ARM
Mali760 GPU and 2GB of RAM. The
handset packs 16GB of inbuilt storage
which can be expanded further via
microSD card (up to 200GB). Unlike
Sony's other mid-range and premium
smartphones, the Xperia C5 Ultra
doesn't sport water and dust
protection. Connectivity options on the
handset include GPRS/ EDGE, GPS/ A-
GPS, NFC, Glonass, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi,
Micro-USB, 3G, and 4G LTE (not
available in all markets). It packs a
2930mAh battery; measures
164.2x79.6x8.2mm and weighs 187
grams.
The Sony Xperia M5, on the other
hand, is touted to be a mid-range
"waterproof Android smartphone." It
features IP65 and IP68 certification
making the handset water and dust
proof. Much like Sony's flagship
smartphones, the Xperia M5 also
features a cap-less USB port.
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra, Xperia M5 Selfie-Focused Smartphones Launched | NDTV Gadgets
