Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M vs Acer Liquid Z4 vs Lenovo A328

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Acer Lenovo
Announced June 2013 February 2014 September 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black/White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
132 x 68.5 x 11 mm
(5.2 x 2.7 x 0.43 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 305 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB TBD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% - 61.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama - Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support - Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB TBD microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery - Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh - 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
- Up to 240 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
- Up to 21 h