Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion vs Huawei Ascend G7 vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Huawei Sony
Announced January 2012 September 2014 March 2015
Status Available - Q2 2012 Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, white Black, White, Copper, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
153.5 x 77.3 x 7.6 mm
(6.04 x 3.04 x 0.3 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - L01
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - L03
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 900 / 2100 - L01 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 220 - Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.02% 70.29% 67.44%
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 Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 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 And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported 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-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 3000 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
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