Phone Comparison - Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 vs Sony Xperia ZR vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Sony
Announced March 2013 May 2013 August 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White Black, White, Golden
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
131.3 x 67.3 x 10.5 mm
(5.17 x 2.65 x 0.41 in)
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 138 g (4.87 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 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network LTE - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dust and Water Proof (IP55/IP58 certified)
Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
- IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.99 inches 4.55 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 64.49% 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, Autofocus 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Drama Shot, Eraser, Sound and Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, Full HD 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2300 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 520 h Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 13 h Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)