The Sony Xperia M5 is a water & dust resistant high-range Android smartphone manufactured by Sony serving as the successor to the Xperia M4 Aqua. The phone was unveiled on 3 August 2015 along with the Xperia C5 Ultra.^[1] The phone is marketed as a “super mid-range” phone,^[2] which is between its predecessor, the M4 Aqua, and the flagship, the Xperia Z5

Like its predecessor, the Xperia M4 Aqua, the Xperia M5 is waterproof and dustproof, and has an IP rating of IP65 and IP68. The key highlight of the phone is the 21.5 megapixel rear camera and ISO 3200 along with 0.25 second Hybrid Autofocus that utilizes phase detection autofocus.^[3][4]

The dual-sim variant of the Xperia M5 was launched in India and Hong Kong on 9 September 2015.^[10][11] Sony also announced in early 2016 to sell the M5 in the UK despite originally planning not to sell in UK ^[12]

The handset occasionally suffers from automatic shutoff and cannot be restarted or turned on unless connected to a power source via a USB cable. Sony has commented on the issues and has confirmed that most of their first batch of this phone that was released had issues and were faulty and that customers with affected handsets were able to have them repaired by replacing the faulty battery with a new one at a Sony Service Center.^[13][14]

The Xperia M5 was generally well received. Sony was praised for the handset's improved camera, longer battery life and more generous internal storage ^[15]