Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2015 January 2017 June 2017
Status Available - April 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,500 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Various Blue, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
146.3 x 71.3 x 7.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) - -
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.44% 68.14% 71.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.7, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/1.9 [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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 2350 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -