Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs LG G4 Stylus vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG Samsung
Announced March 2015 April 2015 December 2015
Status Available - April 2015 Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - December 2015
Price Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Metallic Silver, Floral White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
154.3 x 79.2 x 9.6 mm
(6.07 x 3.12 x 0.38 in)
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
HSDPA - 3G model only
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 12(700) - T-Mobile LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 (LTE model)
Octa-core 1.4 GHz (3G model), Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (LTE model)
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 306 (LTE model) Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.44% 73.09% 69.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Yes LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Class 12 Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM (T-Mobile only)
16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 3000 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 432 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 18 h (3G) -