Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPhone SE

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple Apple
Announced March 2015 September 2015 March 2016
Status Available - April 2015 Available - September 2015 Available - March 2016
Price Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) -
SIM Type - - Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) iOS 9 iOS 9.3
Processor 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9
GPU Adreno 405 - PowerVR GT7600
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/64/128 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.44% 65.45% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP
Flash LED flash Real-tone Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host v2.0, reversible connector v2.0, Reversible Connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 1715 mAh 1642 mAh
Stand by - Up to 240 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (3G) -