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Text: Ravi Sharma,TOI Tech Sony's new Xperia M4 Aqua Dual, priced at Rs 24,990, seems like a fish out of water compared to smartphones by Chinese brands that offer better hardware at much lower prices. But in a way, it's supposed to be that, considering it is the only affordable water-resistant smartphone available in the market today. Now, if you are looking for a water-resistant smartphone, then your options are very, very limited. So we review Xperia M4 Aqua Dual to tell you if the Sony smartphone is worth a buy at a rather high price tag of Rs 24,990. Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual: ReviewRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 9.0 PieAndroid 5.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz
N/A
1.5 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-core
N/A
8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A8QualcommQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB2 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in2.6 in5.0 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCD
N/A
LCDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
N/A
IPS TFTIPS LCD
Pixel density326.0 ppi
N/A
294.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
2.0 f1.8 f
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionFace recognition
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
N/A
microSDNo memory slot
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yesno
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
32GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • Turquoise
  • White
Black
  • White
  • Magenta
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
N/A
Plastic
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
noyes
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.83 in5.73 in5.48 in
Width2.64 in2.64 in2.86 in2.7 in
Depth0.27 in0.94 in0.29 in0.35 in
Weight4.55 oz11.64 oz4.8 oz5.26 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth version4.0
N/A
4.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • Lightning
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
No
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
N/A
yesno
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
GLONASSGLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium IonLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1810.0 mAh4400.0 mAh2400.0 mAh3080.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h
N/A
547.0 h280.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
13.0 h
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

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