Phone Comparison - Lenovo A536 vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Sony Xperia M5

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Sony Sony
Announced September 2014 March 2015 August 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Copper, Silver Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz) 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
Messaging SMS, MMS, 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, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU Mali-400MP2 Adreno 405 PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.49% 67.44% 65.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2400 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h 30 min - Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)