Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Xiaomi Mi 4i vs Lava Pixel V1

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Lava
Announced March 2015 April 2015 July 2015
Status Available - April 2015 Available - April 2015 Available - July 2015
Price Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Black, White, Blue, Yellow, Pink White Silver, 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)
138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
76.31 x 152.08 x 8.5 mm
(3 x 5.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 405 Mali-400MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB (25.47 GB for Apps and Phone Storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.44% 71.57% 71.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, 13 MP SW Interpolation
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.4µm Pixel Size, F2.0 Aperture, 5P Largan Lens, Blue Glass Filter, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP - 8 MP via SW Interpolation [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, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB (25.47 GB for Apps and Phone Storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 32 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 3120 mAh 2650 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 8 h (3G)