Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M2 vs Xiaomi Mi 4 vs Honor Note 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Honor
Announced February 2014 July 2014 August 2016
Status Available - May 2014 Available - Q3 2014 Coming Soon - August 2016
Price - - Rs. 23,100 ($346.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White White, Gold, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
139.2 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm
(7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 219 g (7.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Scratch-Resistant Glass - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 330 Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 16/64 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 Slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.0 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (445 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.25% 72.14% 73.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 2160p, 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 Slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 3080 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
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