Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 3 vs LG Magna vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi LG Sony
Announced September 2013 February 2015 March 2015
Status Available - December 2013 Available - May 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 8,411 ($123.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Yes Black, White, Copper, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
139.7 x 69.9 x 10.2 mm
(5.5 x 2.75 x 0.4 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) - 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (LTE model only) LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, 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, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz or 1.3 GHz 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 330 - Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No - microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.90% 70.44% 67.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP Yes v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No - microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 2540 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 500 h - -
Talk Time Up to 4 h - -