Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 vs Apple iPhone 5C vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple Sony
Announced September 2013 September 2013 March 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Black, White, Copper, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903 LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8)
Dustproof (IP5X)
- - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 59.93% 67.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA+, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 1510 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (3G) -