Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Sony Xperia L1

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced March 2015 November 2015 March 2017
Status Available - April 2015 Available - January 2016 Coming Soon - April 2017
Price Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver White, Black, Gold Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
151 x 74 x 8.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 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 - J320F, J3109 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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-400MP2 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.44% 68.09% 74.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2, 24 mm [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 2600 mAh 2620 mAh
Stand by - Up to 349 h -
Talk Time - Up to 22 h -