Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy A8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Samsung
Announced March 2015 March 2015 July 2015
Status Available - April 2015 Available - April 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz Black, White, Copper, Silver Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) 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
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Mali-T760 Adreno 405 Adreno 405
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64/128 GB 8 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.66% 67.44% 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2550 mAh 2400 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -