Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson ST25i Kumquat vs Lava Iris X8 vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Lava Sony
Announced Not officially announced yet February 2015 March 2015
Status Cancelled Available - February 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, White Black, White, Copper, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Mali-450MP4 Adreno 405
RAM N/A 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory N/A 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage) 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - 67.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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