Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Apple iPhone 7 Pro vs HTC U Play

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple HTC
Announced March 2015 Not announced yet January 2017
Status Available - April 2015 Rumored Available - January 2017
Price Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 29,800 ($440.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold blue, black, pink, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
6.1 mm thickness
(0.24 in thickness)
145.99 x 72.9 x 7.99 mm
(5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) - 145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint Sensor
- 3D Touch display
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) iOS 10 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 , Apple A10 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU Adreno 405 - Mali-T860MP2
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32/128/256 GB, GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.44% - 69.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio with RDS No To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 12 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (Dual-tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), f/2.0, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host v3.0, reversible connector; Smart connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 2900 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -