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Announced just yesterday, Sony Xperia M5 is already a hot topic on many mobile technology sites. Powered by Helio X10, 3GB RAM and having 4k video feature, Sony Xperia M5 is totally a hottie for someone who wants a camera smart phone. However, as we have noticed, a lot of phones with similar specs and features are there on the market. Therefore, will Sony Xperia M5 win in a battle over them? Let us see how Sony Xperia M5 vs Meizu MX5 in this article.
Sony Xperia M5 is a camera with one of the latest camera technology from Sony
By looking at the specs, we can know right away that Sony Xperia M5 is smaller and lighter than Meizu MX5. Moreover, Sony Xperia M5 design has a gold color for the first time for your option, which is a very interesting feature. As it comes from the Aqua series, it is waterproof and dust proof with an ỊP68 rating as well.
Sony Xperia M5 is lighter, while Meizu MX5 has more curved corners and Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
Sony Xperia M5 vs Meizu MX5 hardware
Meizu MX5, while a tad bigger and heavier, is great with its hardware specs. All powered up by Helio X10 chipset and 3GB RAM, but Meizu MX5 is slighter faster with a clock speed of 2.2Ghz octa core processor. What’s more, Meizu MX5 offers various internal storage variants: 16/32/64Gb. However, there’s no microSD slot, while Sony Xperia M5 offers a microSD slot that can expand up to 200GB of storage. It seems Sony Xperia M5 wins this round.
Now here’s the most important part: camera battle. Sony Xperia M5 camera is that of the flagship Xperia Z3+ : 21MP main and 13MP front. With the additional hybrid autofocus that enhance focus speed to just 0.25 second, Sony Xperia M5 camera produces great and sharp photo at high speed.
On the other hand, Meizu MX5 has laser autofocus on its 20.7MP camera. Moreover, Meizu MX5 camera has dual-tone, dual led flash, which is its plus point. The only downside of Meizu MX5 camera may lie in its front 5MP one.
Conclusion
On a side note, Meizu MX5 battery is larger than Sony Xperia M5 battery(3150mAh & 2600mAh respectively). Meizu MX5 price in the Philippines is 17k, while Sony Xperia M5 price will be higher (around $400 according to the news, even though it’s not released yet). Therefore, to decide which phone wins this battle is tough, and it all depends on what you need and your budget.
Earlier on Price Pony we brought you news about the upcoming Sony Xperia devices: the M5 and C5 Ultra that may be released later this August. While the C5 Ultra also gets fair attention with dual 13MP cameras for both rear and selfie shooter; it is the M5 that stands in the center of the spotlight.
Here are the reasons why Sony Xperia M5 is that special
1. It is the successor of Xperia M4 Aqua flagship
It is introduced just 5 months after its predecessor Xperia M4 Aqua. And when the heat from the M4 has not cooled down yet, the M5 already caught huge attention. It has many functions from the M4 yet the Xperia M5 design is inspired and looks similar to the Z3+, which just launched in Japan.
Popular Xperia M4 Aqua
2. Those unbelievable cameras
We – tech lovers – all know that Sony Xperia smartphone series are famous for their very high quality camera sensors. Even if they are of the same resolution with other brands, it has been proven that that could take much better pictures. However, this Xperia M5 is that one-of-a-kind device that will bring us even better experience.
The Xperia M5 rear camera is 21.5MP Exmor RS. It is equipped with premium Hybrid AF F2.2 that can capture the best shots as fast as 0.25 second. It also supports ISO up to 3200 to maximize the quality of pictures taken under low light conditions.
“It’s a perfect match that delivers fast, accurate focusing in all situations, even if your subject is moving” – Said Sony on their official page
Excited already? Hmm, get ready for some more because the Xperia M5 front camera is as good as an above average rear camera from other smartphones, which is 13MP with AF. WOW?
You can also read more about detailed functions of Sony Xperia M5 camera here
3. A combination of good specs
First, the camera sensors will make people pay some attention to the Xperia M5. And then its specs combo will do the rest to convince users to love the device.
In terms of Sony Xperia M5 specs, it features 5” display with 3GB RAM and 16GB ROM, a powerful 64-bit MediaTek Helio X10 Octa-core processor (2.0 GHz) and Android Lollipop. However, the Xperia M5 battery is not that impressive, packing 2,600 mAH, which allows 62 hours of pure music listening.
4. Waterproof and dust-tight
Hmm, yes! Waterproof is like that signature spec of Sony Xperia M series that people love. We find no reason why Sony would delete that from this upcoming flagship. And to make it even better, the Xperia M5 will be coming with dust-tight body that prevent any substances to sneak in and harm the chip set.
5. Gold color option for the first time
If you are a fan of smartphone with gold color option that makes the device look premium and classy, then this is good news for you. Sony hints that they are coming with a gold options for this Xperia M5 flagship. This, alone, is exciting enough for many Sony fans and add in to the reasons why this babe is so special and really worth waiting for.
Gold color option found in a Sony Xperia for the 1st time
Conclusion: Sony Xperia M5 availability and pricing
The device may be released in mid-August together with its fellow Xperia C5 Ultra. Although Sony did not reveal official announcement for Xperia M5 price yet, we predict it to be around USD 4oo, which is around PHP 18,3K in our currency.
Blackberry, the big, famous, and with long tradition company has been a very popular and influential name in the mobile market. Its products are always top notch, and it seems Blackberry will continue to sell well, despite a lot of other Android competitors. Recently, we heard about Blackberry Passport Silver Edition, which is the official name for Blackberry Dallas or Blackberry Oslo.
A leaked photo of Blackberry Dallas / Oslo shows that its official name will be Blackberry Passport Silver Edition. This is not very surprising, since Blackberry Dallas design is very similar to Blackberry Passport design anyways.
The most significant difference between Blackberry Passport Silver Edition with the old one is its camera. Blackberry Passport Silver Edition camera is a 13MP one with led flash.
Blackberry Passport Silver Edition camera has a round shape instead .
Blackberry Passport Silver Edition will sported a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, 3G RAM and 3450mAh battery. Additionally, 32GB of internal storage and microSD support are also available.
Blackberry Passport is the original version with a very high price tag.
We do not have any official news for the date it will be released yet, so many things below are leaked and rumoured which needs to be confirmed. In the mean time, you can read more about other Blackberry here, or you can take a look at what’s new from other older, big company like Nokia.
Blackberry Passport Silver Edition price will be cheaper than Blackberry Passport as well, for around $539 according to the leaked specs and news. Let’s hope it will come here soon, so we can tell you how much Blackberry Passport Silver Edition price in the Philippines would be.
As we move from July to August, a lot of rumoured, leaked, and announced information smart phones have been all around the Internet. What’s more interesting than having a lot of good choices for your need? Recently, Sony announced the Sony Xperia M5 & C5 Ultra, both of which are good at photo shooting. Asus Zenfone Selfie, which will be announced later in Mid-August, will be another choice.
Autofocus is a feature which was first known in professional cameras. With autofocus, you can shoot a crisper and sharper photo at a higher speed. Moreover, as we are having more and more advanced smart phone cameras, let us take a look at the best smart phones with the most advanced, best autofocus features.
LG G4
This flagship from LG has a lot to be “awed” at. Just looking at LG G4 camera specs, we will be assured why this phone is the best among camera smart phones. What is the most interesting thing is that LG G4 camera has a laser autofocus feature. The feature allows your phone to autofocus on an object at just 276 microseconds.
Moreover, LG G4 camera has the resolution of 16MP with an aperture of f/1.8, big sensor 1 /2.6 inch, and optical image stabilization. All of these will make your photos as beautiful as ever.
These double flagships from Samsung have proved how Samsung sales top the world. Samsung Galaxy S6 hardware specs are powerful, yes, but its camera is just as amazing. Samsung Galaxy S6 camera is an upgrade from Samsung Galaxy S5 camera with the famous phase detection autofocus. The feature allows Samsung Galaxy S6 to focus on objects at high speed even in low light environment.
Yes, the big Apple from the US. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have been equipped the best features. iPhone 6 camera has a feature called Focus Pixel, which is another version of phase detection autofocus. iPhone 6 camera, though still stays at 8MP, captures photos of very high quality and can compete with many Android flagships over the world.
iPhone 6 specs
Device
Apple iPhone 6
Display
4.7 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD, 750 x 1334 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density),Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Thickness
6.9mm
Weight
129g
Camera
REAR:8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
FRONT: 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
VIDEO: 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
The latest mid range, selfie focused smart phone from Sony is a big satisfaction. Sony announced the phone together with its new autofocus technology: hybrid autofocus. The new techonology allows Sony Xperia M5 camera to focus with the flashing speed 0.25 second.
Exmo RS 21.5MP sensor, together with an aperture of f/2.2 results high quality, sharp, detailed photos at high speed.
Huawei smartphone is a Chinese manufacturer that produce many high-quality flagships and gain good reputation. Reports about smartphone sales in H1 2015 reveal the result in which Huawei was ranked 3rd in terms of revenues.
One of the smartphone that contributed in developing the brand for Huawei is the Mate 8 with very powerful specs and amazingly premium design. We talked about the Mate 8 several times before on Price Pony. This time, what needs to be noticed is that, the Huawei Mate 8 is supposed to launched officially on September 2nd at IFA 2015 event which will take place in Berlin, Germany.
Huawei Mate 8 Specs and what we know so far
According to some recent leaked images, the Mate 8 smartphone will carry the similar appearance to the Ascend Mate 7. Despite the alike outlook, the Mate 8 will definitely have many advanced features. It will be equipped with the fingerprint sensor above the speaker which is on the back side of the handset.
In term of the Huawei Mate 8 Specs, it will have the 6-inch screen with the Quad HD resolution (1,440 x 2,560 pixels), making it fit in the phablet category. The device will have two versions which are 3GB of RAM, 32 of internal storage, the other is 4GB of RAM , 64GB of internal storage.
Reportedly, the two Huawei Mate 8 versions will come with 20.7 mega-pixel camera on the back. there will be a very impressive 8MP selfie shooting snapper. The handset will run Android 5.1 and offer upto 4,100 mAh battery capacity, and dual-SIM capability.
This coming Mate 8 price will be updated soon. But the Mate 7 Philippines is priced at PHP 21K just so you have an idea
Huawei Mate 8 specs
Device
Huawei Mate 8
Display
-6” IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors-1440 x 2560 pixels (~490 ppi pixel density)
Thickness
– to be updated
Weight
– to be update
Camera
REAR: 20.7 MP, 5376 x 3752 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flashFRONT: 8 MP, AF
Processor
Quad-core Cortex A53 + quad-core Cortex-A72, HiSilicon Kirin 950
Mediatek Helio X30 specs revealed. Be prepared Qualcomm Snapdragon!
Smartphone processor is one important spec that help power the devices. When more RAM allows multi-tasking to be done smoothly, stronger processor helps process data faster. So besides normal concerning like design, battery, camera, many tech geeks and smartphone users do concern about the brand that manufactures the smartphone processor.
Mediatek and Qualcomm are 2 of the biggest smartphone processors in the market nowadays. According to reports, among 4 of the most powerful smartphone processors, Mediatek impressed with the Helio X20 chipset being ranked 2nd while Snapdragon 820 from Qualcomm ranked 4th.
Mediatek’s Helio X30 specs
The Taiwanese company Mediatek is working seriously to make a change in their business and how users consider their products. Remember this time last year, a lot of fans would go for a Snapdragon chip set instead of a MTK model. But the situation is changing considerably by now.
Mediatek is going to release a brand new smartphone processor, which will be Helio X30 – brother to former Helio X10 and X20. First leaking news suggest that this Helio X30 will sport 10 core architecture using a 16nm FinFET process. It will also go with 2 x 1.0Ghz Cortex A53, 2 x 1.5Ghz, 2 x 2Ghz and 4 x Cortex A72 running at 2.5Ghz. More amazingly, the chip set will support a maximum of 4GB LPDDR4 1600MhZ RAM, and a Mali T880 GPU.
It seems that we are not going to see new flagships powered by Mediatek Helio X30 before December – the high season for smartphone producers. Like a tradition, it won’t be unexpected if we see the first product to run this advanced SoC, probably early in 2016, is a Chinese handset.
Did you have any experience with Mediatek or Qualcomm? If yes, what is your opinion about both brands in terms of making smartphone processors? Do you think you will choose to opt for a Helio X30 smartphone? Tech geeks, share with us your thoughts.
Some popular smartphones running Mediatek Helio chipsets include
Turing smart phones are now open up for reservation, as the company stated on their official websites. Although security is not a very large market to target, as smart phones users are always looking for high end flagships. The flagships they are interested in either have high 4GB RAM, more than 32GB internal storage, powerful chipset such as Snapdragon 810, or high quality cameras, … Additionally, security on phones does not get much attention, and people think if one focuses on security, the phone will lose in other aspects. Well, this is not the case for Turing smart phone.
Earlier in July, we have talked about this new Turing smart phone as one of the most unique smart phones. It opens a secure network with fingerprint sensor to isolate the device from damage from cyberspace.
Turing Phone display is a 5.5’’ screen, with Snapdragon 810 2.5GHz quadcore processor as the CPU. The phone sports 3GB of RAM, and there are variants of internal storage: 16/64/128GB. Turing phone camera is 13MP main and 8MP front one, which is highly acceptable for a phone that is highly security-based. Turing Phone battery is 3000mAh, which will last enough for your travel.
As we stated in the article here, Turing smart phone is one of the best waterproof companion you can have on your travel. With the IPX8 rating, it can go underwater for as long as Sony Xperia Z series can. Moreover, the phone is made from liquidmetal, which is made from a variety of alloy and metal. This allows the phone to be very shock-resistant. Therefore, the security is double, from both physical and data damage.
For reservation, you only have to choose the color: beowulf, pharaoh or cardinal. Then the memory variant, and your information. The 16 GB version price is $610. Meanwhile, Turing Phone price for the 64 GB and 128 GB will be $740 and $870, accordingly. It is pretty high, of course, for a security-focused phone. However, it is worth your buy.
Turing smartphone pricing and availability
Price Pony readers, is any of you ordering/ reserving it? Turing phone price in the Philippines will be around PHP 27,500 if you want to reserve one. You can also check out other hottest flagships for August here to know what people are crazy about 🙂
Recently there are some leaked photos surrounding the release of Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and Sony Xperia M5 (Aqua). While Sony teased some information about an announcement of a new product with gold option, these two phones still catch up with the hot attention. Let us take a quick look again at the two devices, after Sony’s official announcement.
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra is a bezel free smart phone as the leaks suggested. The side bezel is only 0.8mm thick, so Xperia C5 Ultra display looks even bigger with its 6’’ screen. We have black, white, and mint green for color choices.
Moreover, Sony Xperia C5 Ultra specs are strong in its hardware as well. Powered by Mediatek 6752 chipset 1.7Ghz octa core processor, ARM Mali760 and 2GB RAM, together with 16GB internal storage, Sony Xperia C5 Ultra can handle most tasks easily. Sony Xperia C5 Ultra battery houses 2930mAh capacity.
Sony Xperia M5 will be the Z3+ mid range junior
You might imagine that it would be a little toned down version of Xperia Z3+. Sony Xperia M5 display is a 5’’ screen ,Full HD resolution. The device will be powered by Mediatek’s Helio X10 chipset, which is known to be powerful. Together with 3GB RAM and 16GB internal storage, it is enough to be your mid range partner. 2600mAh is Sony Xperia M5 battery capacity.
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua is already hot in the mid range waters, so will Sony Xperia M5?
Moreover, as Sony Xperia M5 will continue as M4’s successor to the selfie aspect, Sony Xperia M5 camera is a 21.5MP one, with a front 13MP.
Additionally, as M5 comes from the Aqua series, the device has an IP68 rating, cover itself from dust and water. There are white, black, and gold for color option, like what Sony has teased.
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra price will be around $350 at most, while Sony Xperia M5 price will be around $400. Sony says that C5 will be around at mid-August, so let’s hope Sony Xperia C5 Ultra price in the Philippines will be around $350 too.
Microsoft is planning to release three smartphones this year end, and we already know that they will be the Lumia Trio : Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL, together with Lumia 840. However, since Microsoft wants to issue some orders, the phones will be Lumia 940 and Lumia 940XL instead, following their predecessor Lumia 930.
Lumia 930
Lumia 940 display will be a 5.2 inch screen with the resolution of 1440 x 2560 p. The phone will have a pixel density of 565ppi. Moreover, Lumia 940 specs have some awesome details to look at, such as a Snapdragon 808 SOC and a hexa-core 1.8GHz processor will power up the device. 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage are available from the start. Lumia 940 battery is 3000mAh.
Moreover, Lumia 940 camera is a 20MP one, which is huge since it is a flagship.
Lumia 940XL, as the name suggest, is the bigger version of Lumia 940. Lumia 940XL display will be a 5.7 inch screen, but with its QHD resolution the pixel density become lower: 515ppi. Lumia 940XL hardware specs are better as well, with Snapdragon 810 as the chipset and an octa core 2GHz processor. It will be equipped with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage either. However, Lumia 940XL battery is higher, being 3300mAh. The camera specs stay the same.
Lumia 940XL is the bigger version of Lumia 940 with enhanced specs.
The last of the trio will be named Lumia 840, which could be a mid range handset. Since it is considered a mid range phone, it seems Lumia 840 display will come at 5 inch. The phone will have DUAL SIM option. Lumia 840 camera is rumoured to be the Pureview 13MP one. As Lumia 840 design would be familiar to that of Lumia 830, a front facing 5MP camera would be there as well.
Moreover, Microsoft plans to move the capacity touch screen on the bezel to the screen on Lumia 940 and Lumia 940XL. They state that it would prevent accidental pressing. Pretty neat for the thought. We do not know Lumia 940 & 940XL price or Lumia 840 price in the Philippines yet, but let’s wait until they are released.
Remember back in the past, iPhone was one of the pioneer smartphones that were introduced to the world and made everyone crazy about. In its prime time, an iPhone was not only considered a device, but an accessory, a piece of jewelry and a fashion trend.
iPhone at its prime time
Yet the smartphone industry developed at an unbelievably fast pace with the rise of many other brands with impressive flagships like Lenovo, Samsung, Sony etc. And iPhone was no longer the only choice. In fact, we all know that, for the recent years, iPhone is not doing as well as many other Android smartphones in terms of sales reports.
The new tendency from Android users?
Surprisingly, Tim Cook – CEO of Apple, has recently revealed that the company has witnessed a record-breaking number of Android switchers ever in this Q3 2015. To make it clear, it implies that, more Android users are now changing their minds and started to take iPhone as a new choice.
This is such positive news for Apple and an evidence that the coming is making progress. The release of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with larger displays and thinner designs compared to older generations of the device can be a huge contributor to the increasing popularity of the brand.
After quite a time being absent from tech forums, people are talking about the device again these days. The keyword “iPhone” is being searched more often. Rumors and leaked renders about the future iPhone 7 and even iPhone 8 can be found everywhere over the internet. Isn’t it interesting to witness such tendency from smartphone users around the world?
In terms of the verdict of such tendency, many critics worried that, Apple might have difficulty in surpassing their own limit since the iPhone 6 has been doing so well. It seems like future upgrades for iPhone and its further will still on the way the get the attention of consumers.
Will Apple manage to keep up their good work with the iPhone‘s popularity and win even more Android users? Are you also a switcher who just left Android team? Or are you vice versa? What would be the ideal smartphone for you from the various choices of today’s market?
With the disappointing sales from the featured flagship One M9, the Taiwan company, HTC is working hard to save the day. It has been announced about a brand new smartphones, known as HTC Aero, which is scheduled to launch in October. It is no surprise that HTC will develop this Aero device with everything that the HTC One M9 failed to offer.
Although we don’t know much further rather than an announcement from HTC CEO – Cher Wang about launching a new “hero device” for ending of this year, there have already been a lot of leaking and rumors surrounding the flagship. It seemed that HTC has already learnt their lesson and this Aero smartphone is going to be a very nice surprise that is worth waiting for.
HTC is good at making everyone curious by revealing small leaks times after times. Although we don’t know much about HTC Aero official specs yet, what has been talked about is quite intriguing.
In this post, we want to introduce to you very nice HTC Aero render design by famous product designer Kasan Haymak. From what he envisioned, the Aero smartphone from HTC will have a front panel free of side bezels. Meanwhile, the back panel is a bit curved and very shiny, which looks similar to a fashion sports car.
HTC Aero special camera
This upcoming HTC Aero camera sensor is also what gives the phone much attention. HTC said they would give the device advanced rear camera with f/1.9 aperture and support for RAW photo quality, which is only found in professional cameras.
HTC Aero volume buttons will be on the bottom?
Which makes Hasan Kaymak’s render appealing and somehow controversial is the volume buttons. Different from usual position on one of the side rear, in Hasan’s design, they are placed on the bottom. Overall, we don’t know how this HTC Aero render will finally turn out in real life, but the design looks really exciting.
HTC Aero partial features we know so far:
– 5”+ Quad HD display with a resolution of 1440 x 2560
– Corning Gorillaz Glass 4 with curved 2.5D surface
– Enhanced camera that capture RAW pictures
Official Video about HTC Aero render by Hasan Kaymak
Leaked photos are revealing some design details of the alleged Xiaomi Mi 5. From what we see, it is very possible that the new flagship will feature very sleek, bezel-free design that allows the screen to stretch from the left edge to the right edge. Some sources even say that the Mi 5 will have no bezels at all and have an edge-to-edge display. Such design is very trendy and styling and makes the smartphone look much more premium and artsy.
Besides, in the leaked images, the Mi 5 seems to have a pair of openings at the bottom. And tech geeks are concerning whether the device will support USB Type-C port and loudspeaker or not.
Xiaomi Mi5 to pack flagship features
In terms of Xiaomi Mi5 specs, the flagship offers a combination of very good features. For instances, it will be a beautiful 5.3” QHD display powered by 4GB RAM, 16GB storage and Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor. Also, to catch up with the camera phenomenon from latest smartphone, Xiaomi Mi5 camera is expected to pack a 20MP or at least 16MP for rear sensor.
Being on the level with OnePlus 2, the Mi 5 is said to make the smartphone competition more interesting. Though Xiaomi has not confirmed yet, tech forums are predicting Xiaomi Mi5 price to come at 1999 Yuan, which is PHP 14,700 in our currency. To make it easier for you to compare, the 16GB ROM OnePlus 2 is priced at around PHP 16K. We are excited to know official announcement from this young Chinese company.
Xiaomi Mi5 specs
Device
Xiaomi Mi5
Display
5.3” QHD, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors with 1440 x 2560 pixels
