Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Sony Xperia M2 vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Sony
Announced June 2010 February 2014 August 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple Black, White, Golden
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Scratch-Resistant Glass - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.8 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 64.25% 63.27%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 2300 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)