Sony Xperia M5 announced, the "super mid-range" smartphone with Helio X10 chipset

The Sony Xperia M5 became official alongside the Xperia C5 Ultra a few days ago. The handset is dubbed by the company as the "super mid-range smartphone" with feature set clouding some handsets off the Xperia Z line-up.

Sony Xperia M5, the Super Mid-range

Under the hood, the Xperia M5 will be powered by the latest MediaTek Helio X10 chipset which churns with 64-bit octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU clocked in a 2.0-gigahertz frequency. The CPU is also coupled with a PowerVR G6200 graphics processor and a generous 3GB of RAM.

Related: Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Debuts

Just like any other Xperia handset, the M5 features an OmniBalance design - a metal frame body with front-and-back glass construction. Across the board, you'll get a 16GB of internal memory which is expandable up to 200GB.

For mobile photographers, the Xperia M5's 21-megapixel rear camera would instantly be the best feature of the handset. There's also a 13-megapixel front shooter, LTE connectivity and Android 5.0 Lollipop on the get-go. The Sony Xperia M5 will hit the shelves in mid-August with Black, White and Gold hues.

Sony Xperia M5 Specs

145 x 72 x 7.6 mm at 142.5 g

5-inch FHD Display with 1920 x 1080p at 441 ppi

Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2

MediaTek Helio X10

2-gigahertz octa-core Cortex-A53

PowerVR G6200 GPU

3GB of RAM

16GB built-in Memory

up to 200GB thru MicroSD

21-megapixel primary camera with autofocus, LED flash

13-megapixel secondary camera with LED Flash

4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, 2G

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

NFC

Bluetooth 4.1

GPS, AGPS, GLONASS

Micro USB 2.0

Miracast

Android 5.0 Lollipop

2600 mAh battery

Black, White, Gold