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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 5.0Android 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939MediaTek Helio P MT6755Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405ARM Mali-T860 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFT
Pixel density294.0 ppi294.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.0 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • White
  • Magenta
  • Black
N/A
  • Black
  • Rose Gold
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesnoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
yes
Fully waterproofyes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.73 in5.65 in5.76 in
Width2.86 in2.63 in2.83 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.27 in
Weight4.8 oz4.83 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
ANT+yes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakersyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoNoMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2400.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2930.0 mAh
Standby time547.0 h603.0 h590.0 h
Talk time13.0 h10.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging nonono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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