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Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Mobile Phone
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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 systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 405

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in5.0 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density267.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyes
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Digital zoomyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.0 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Magenta
  • Black
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
noyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.14 in5.6 in5.73 in
Width3.02 in2.8 in2.86 in
Depth0.27 in0.31 in0.29 in
Weight5.11 oz4.87 oz4.8 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
NoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2400.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
330.0 h547.0 h
Talk time
N/A
22.0 h13.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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