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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
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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
Can Sony's miniature waterproof budgetphone smash it out of the park?Read more
The mid-range waterproof marvelRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939MediaTek Helio P MT6755
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 405ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM memory3 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density424.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Scratch-resistant glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.0 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3"

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB32GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

MaterialPlasticPlasticMetal
Water resistantnoyesno
Shock resistantnonono
Colour of product
N/A
  • White
  • Magenta
  • Black
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.78 in5.73 in5.65 in
Width2.86 in2.86 in2.63 in
Depth0.3 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight5.19 oz4.8 oz4.83 oz

Sensors

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

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNoNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 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 hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2400.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time630.0 h547.0 h603.0 h
Talk time18.9 h13.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion

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