Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Sola vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced March 2012 September 2014 March 2015
Status Available - Released May 2012 Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 7,499 ($110.28) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White Black, White, Coral, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
145.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.73 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz) 135 g (4.76 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E2333, E2363
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E2312
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800),
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) - E2333
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), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 305 Adreno 405
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 8 GB 8 GB / 16 GB (E2333, E2363)
External Memory Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.03% 66.19% 65.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 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, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [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; HSUPAHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB / 16 GB (E2333, E2363), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, microSD microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh 2600 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
- Up to 493 h (2G)
Up to 488 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
- Up to 12 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)