Background and Identification

The Sony Xperia C5 Ultra (Dual) is a mid-range Android smartphone produced by Sony, a telecommunications company headquartered in Japan. The C5 Ultra and Ultra (Dual) were released in August 2015 as single-SIM and dual-SIM variants. Aside from the SIM-card variations, the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra (Dual) is identical to the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra. The Xperia C5 Ultra (Dual) includes model numbers E5563 and E5533 while the Ultra includes model numbers E5553 and E5506.

The Sony Xperia C5 Ultra (Dual) features a 6.0-inch scratch-resistant capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 by 1920 pixels. It includes 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 256 GB with a MicroSD card. The C5 Ultra and Ultra (Dual) include a single 13-megapixel main camera and a 13-megapixel selfie camera. They also feature a 2930 mAh non-removable battery, meaning the battery’s adhesive is permanent, making repair and replacement difficult, but not necessarily impossible.

The Sony Xperia C5 Ultra (Dual) was released in black, white, and mint green body colors. The name “Sony” is printed in capital letters in the center of the phone’s backing and in the center of its top front bezel. Its front-facing camera is positioned in the top right-hand corner of the phone’s front bezel. The C5 Ultra’s rear-facing camera is located in the top center of the phone’s backing.

Technical Specifications

Models: E5563, E5533

Release date: August 2015

Body:

  • Dimensions and Weight: 164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm (6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in), 187 g (6.60 oz)
  • SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display:

  • Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size: 6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density)
  • Protection: Scratch-resistant

Platform:

  • OS: Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Chipset: Mediatek MT6752 (28 nm)
  • CPU: Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
  • GPU:Mali-T760MP2

Memory:

  • Card slot: microSDXC (dedicated slot)
  • Internal: 16GB 2GB RAM

Main Camera:

  • Single: 13 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), AF
  • Features: LED flash, panorama, HDR
  • Video: 1080p@30fps, HDR

Selfie Camera:

  • Single: 13 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), AF
  • Features: LED flash
  • Video: 1080p@30fps

Sound:

  • Loudspeaker: Yes
  • 3.5 mm jack: Yes

Communications:

  • WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
  • Bluetooth: 4.1, A2DP, aptX
  • GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
  • NFC: Yes
  • Radio: FM radio, RDS
  • USB: MicroUSB 2.0

Features:

  • Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Battery:

  • Li-Ion 2930 mAh, non-removable
  • Stand-by: Up to 594 h (2G) / Up to 635 h (3G)
  • Talk Time: Up to 14 h 24 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 53 min (3G)
  • Music Play: Up to 60 h

Miscellaneous:

  • Colors: Black, White, Mint
  • SAR: 0.66 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU: 0.30 W/kg (head)     0.24 W/kg (body)

Additional Information