Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual vs Sony Xperia M5 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced January 2013 March 2015 August 2015
Status Released - February 2013 Available - April 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Coral, Silver Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
145.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.73 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 142.6 g (5.01.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E2333, E2363
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E2312
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5633, E5643, E5663
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) - E2333
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5633
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - E5643
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5663
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 -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 405 PowerVR G6200
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB / 16 GB (E2333, E2363) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 65.12% 65.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB / 16 GB (E2333, E2363), 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG - 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 2400 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 493 h (2G)
Up to 488 h (3G)
Up to 495 h (2G)
Up to 504 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)