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Sony Xperia M2 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
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3.6 out of 5
7 user ratings
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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
Can Sony's miniature waterproof budgetphone smash it out of the park?Read more
The mid-range waterproof marvelRead more
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939MediaTek MT6757
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 405
N/A
RAM memory1 GB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyTN TFTIPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density229.0 ppi294.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Optical zoom4x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.5 in5.73 in6.1 in
Width2.8 in2.86 in2.95 in
Depth0.34 in0.29 in0.34 in
Weight5.22 oz4.8 oz6.7 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2400.0 mAh3430.0 mAh
Standby time633.0 h547.0 h
N/A
Talk time15.0 h13.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnono
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A

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