Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
sony xperia m4 aqua
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
samsung galaxy note 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced March 2015 August 2018
Status Available - April 2015 Available - August 2018
Price Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid 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)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Processor 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
GPU Adreno 405 [Similar] Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 6/8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 128/512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.44% 84.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -