Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Sony Xperia M5 Dual Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

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Sony Xperia M5 Dual

Sony Xperia M5 Dual

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Sony Xperia M4 Aqua or Sony Xperia M5 Dual Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Sony Xperia M5 Dual
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Release date 2015, March 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm | 5.73 x 5.73 x 2.86 in 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.83 in
Weight 136 g | 4.8 oz 142.6 g | 5.03 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Coral, Silver Black, White, Gold
Battery 2400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 681 h (2G) / Up to 685 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 12 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 64 h 40 min
Stand by time - Up to 495 h (2G) / Up to 504 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 49 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h 30 min
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.2% 66.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 21.2 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/2.0 -21.2 MP, PDAF, f/2.2
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 13 MP, f/2.0, AF
Video 720p 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 405 PowerVR G6200
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 16 GB (E2306) 16 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 599 726
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1405 3327
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1634 2515

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E2303, E2353 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E2306
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E2303 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E2306 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E2353
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5633, E5643, E5663
-4G - 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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.59 W/kg (head)     0.53 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia M5 E5633, E5643, E5663

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