LG G3 Beat vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| LG | Sony |
| Announced | |
| July 2014 | March 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2014 | Available - April 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Silk White, Shine Gold | Black, White, Copper, Silver |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm (5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in) |
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm (5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 134 g (4.73 oz) | 136 g (4.8 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) |
| Messaging | |
| 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 |
Display
| Type | |
| IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.77% | 67.44% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 305 [Similar] | Adreno 405 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 8 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Laser Auto- focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| Yes | 1080p@30fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Class 12 | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSPA+; LTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | v4.1, A2DP, apt-X |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 2 GB RAM | 8 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2540 mAh | 2400 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |