SpecEagle review · Sony

Xperia E5 review: 2016 budget.

Item: Xperia E5
Rating: 56
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2016·$200

Overall

56/100

Class rank

#17 of 57

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Sony Xperia E5.

Xperia E5 was Sony's 2016 sub-$200 budget — basic 4G Android for emerging markets.

01Display

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

TypeIPS LCD

Size5.0"

Resolution1280 x 720

02Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

ChipsetMT6735

RAM1.5 GB

Storage16 GB

03Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

Main13 MP

Front5 MP

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

Capacity2,300 mAh

05Software

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

What works

$200 Sony budget.
Compact 5".
4G LTE.
Sony design.

What doesn't

MT6735 weak.
1.5 GB RAM.
16 GB storage.
2,300 mAh small.

Cross-shop it against

LeEco Le 2

$180 · score 67/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 57-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .