Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy S8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Samsung
Announced August 2014 March 2015 March 2017
Status Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - April 2017
Price - Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Golden Black, White, Copper, Silver Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes -
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 405 Adreno 540
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.0 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.27% 67.44% 84.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS No
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 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera VGA, 480p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G 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 HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2400 mAh 3000 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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