Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Samsung
Announced
March 2015	December 2015
Status
Available - April 2015	Available - February 2016
Price
Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Coral, Silver	Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
145.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm (5.73 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)	151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E2333, E2363 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E2312	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
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)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes	- Corning Gorilla Glass 4

OS
Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)	Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]	Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Exynos 7580 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 405 [Similar]	Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar]	3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB / 16 GB (E2333, E2363)	16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB	microSD, up to 128 GB

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar]	5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]	1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.12%	74.11%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama	Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
5 MP, 720p [Similar]	5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps	Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP	v4.1, A2DP, EDR, 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB Host	microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5