# Sony Xperia E5

> 2016 smartphone model

**Wikidata**: [Q30589277](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30589277)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia_E5)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/sony-xperia-e5

## Summary
The Sony Xperia E5 is a smartphone model by Sony Mobile Communications introduced in 2016. It is part of the Sony Xperia series, succeeds the Xperia E4, and runs the Android operating system.

## Key Facts
- Sony Xperia E5 is a smartphone model released in 2016.  
- Manufacturer: Sony Mobile Communications.  
- Part of the Sony Xperia series.  
- Follows (predecessor): Sony Xperia E4.  
- Followed by (successor): Sony Xperia L1.  
- Operating system: Android (Android’s initial SDK release date: 2008-09-23).  
- Official product page: http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-e5/  
- Image available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sony_Xperia_E5_(Graphite_Black)_-_Front.jpg  
- GSM Arena identifier: 8113.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11ddxltdmr.  
- Wikimedia presence: commons category "Sony Xperia E5"; Wikipedia pages in commons, en, uk, and vi.

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Sony Xperia E5?
A: The Sony Xperia E5 is a 2016 smartphone model produced by Sony Mobile Communications and sold as part of the Sony Xperia series.

### Q: Which operating system does the Xperia E5 use?
A: The Xperia E5 runs Android. (Android’s initial SDK release was on 2008-09-23.)

### Q: Which Xperia models are directly before and after the E5 in the lineup?
A: The Xperia E5 follows the Sony Xperia E4 and is followed by the Sony Xperia L1.

## Why It Matters
The Sony Xperia E5 represents a 2016 entry in Sony Mobile Communications' Xperia lineup, continuing the E-series lineage from the Xperia E4 and leading into the Xperia L1. As an Xperia-series device, it contributes to Sony’s portfolio of Android-based smartphones and thus participates in the broader Android ecosystem. Its official product page and presence on Wikimedia Commons and multiple-language Wikipedia entries indicate it was marketed and documented across several regions. Identifiers such as a GSM Arena ID and a Google Knowledge Graph ID make the model discoverable in device databases and knowledge systems. For anyone researching Sony’s mid-decade smartphone catalog, product lineage, or collecting device metadata (images, web pages, database IDs), the Xperia E5 is a concrete, verifiable data point that links Sony’s earlier E4 model to subsequent devices like the L1 and anchors Android-based device listings for 2016.

## Notable For
- Being a 2016 model in the Sony Xperia series produced by Sony Mobile Communications.  
- Directly follows the Sony Xperia E4 and is succeeded by the Sony Xperia L1, marking its place in the Xperia product lineage.  
- Official Sony product page and a Wikimedia Commons image for public media and reference.  
- Cataloged in device databases (GSM Arena ID 8113) and identified in Google Knowledge Graph (/g/11ddxltdmr).

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Sony Xperia E5.  
- Type: smartphone model (instance_of: smartphone model; subclass_of: smartphone).  
- Year: 2016 (wikidata_description: 2016 smartphone model).  
- Manufacturer: Sony Mobile Communications.  
- Series: Sony Xperia (part_of_series).

### Lineage & Positioning
- Predecessor: Sony Xperia E4.  
- Successor: Sony Xperia L1.  
- The E5 occupies the E-series position between the E4 and the L1 in Sony’s Xperia lineup.

### Operating System
- Operating system: Android.  
- Android reference: Android’s initial SDK release date is recorded as 2008-09-23 (detail provided in the Runs on / Requires metadata).

### Online Resources & Identifiers
- Official product page: http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-e5/  
- GSM Arena ID: 8113.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11ddxltdmr.  
- Described by: Marjorie-Wiki (source link: https://marjorie-wiki.de/wiki/Sony_Xperia_E5).

### Media & Documentation
- Primary image (front view, Graphite Black): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sony_Xperia_E5_(Graphite_Black)_-_Front.jpg  
- Commons category: Sony Xperia E5.  
- Wikipedia language coverage noted: commons, en, uk, vi.  
- Category for pictures taken with this camera: Category:Taken with Sony Xperia E5.

### Metadata
- Sitelink count (Wikidata): 4.  
- Wikipedia title: Sony Xperia E5.  
- External references include a snapshot of the Wikipedia page used in dataset metadata.

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