Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime vs Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2014 October 2014 October 2014
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Golden White, Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403 LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP65/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, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.27% 65.10% 65.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p -
Front Camera VGA, 480p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2000 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
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