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4.1 out of 5
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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 5.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 405Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory2 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
N/A
Pixel density432.0 ppi294.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportyesnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.0 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
8x
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB32GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Magenta
  • Black
Black
MaterialPlasticPlastic
N/A
Water resistantyesyesyes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
Dust resistantyesyesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.59 in5.73 in5.67 in
Width2.85 in2.86 in2.91 in
Depth0.32 in0.29 in0.33 in
Weight5.11 oz4.8 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2400.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time390.0 h547.0 h850.0 h
Talk time21.0 h13.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
N/A
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
N/A

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