Sony Xperia Z vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia Z

Sony Xperia Z

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Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

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Sony Xperia Z or Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia Z Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
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Release date 2013, January 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm | 5.47 x 5.47 x 2.8 in 145.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm | 5.73 x 5.73 x 2.86 in
Weight 146 g | 5.15 oz 136 g | 4.8 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame Plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Coral, Silver
Battery 2330 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
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
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Screen

Technology TFT 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 69.8% 65.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13.1 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13.1 MP, AF, f/2.4 -13 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2.2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2.2 MP 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 720p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 16 GB (E2306)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 538 599
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1331 1405
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 930 1634

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6603
-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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 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 (MHL TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.59 W/kg (head)     0.53 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo 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, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- IP57 dust and water resistant
-Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

- ANT+
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia C6603, Sony Xperia C6602, Sony Xperia Z LTE, Sony Xperia Z HSPA+

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