SpecEagle review · Sony

Xperia Z5 review: The 2015 Xperia — a 23 MP camera and a side fingerprint reader.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2015·$650
Overall
44/100
Class rank
#95 of 100
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A 2015 Xperia — strong camera, hot chip.

The Xperia Z5 paired a high-res 23 MP camera and IP68 with the troublesome Snapdragon 810. A legacy device today.

01Display

58/100

58/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2015 — 16 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size5.2 inches
Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px (424 ppi)
ProtectionScratch-resistant glass

02Camera

54/100

54/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2015 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main23 MP, f/2.0, hybrid AF
Selfie5 MP, f/2.4
Video4K @ 30 fps

03Performance

38/100

38/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2015 — 26 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU8 cores
GPUAdreno 430
RAM3 GB
Storage32 GB · microSD

04Battery

50/100

50/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2015 — 16 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity2,900 mAh
Wired~15 W Quick Charge 2.0
WirelessNo

05Build

70/100

70/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2015.

06Value

44/100

44/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2015 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • High-resolution 23 MP camera for 2015.
  • IP68 water resistance and a side fingerprint reader.
  • Front-firing stereo speakers.
  • Compact, well-built body.
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 810 ran hot.
  • microUSB; small 2,900 mAh battery.
  • Software ended at Android 7.
  • Discontinued.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel (1st gen, 2016)
$649 · score 86/100

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 100-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .