Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 vs Sony Xperia Z5

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced March 2015 March 2015 September 2015
Status Available - April 2015 Available - April 2015 Available - October 2015
Price Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,300 ($181.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 38,499 ($566.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Gray White, Graphite Black, Gold, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
10 mm thickness
(0.39 in thickness)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE
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 - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- MIL-STD-810G certified - salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 405 - Adreno 430
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.44% - 69.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X Yes v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 2200 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -