The Sony Xperia M4 Aqua is a dustproof, mid-range Android smartphone designed and manufactured by Sony. The phone was unveiled with the Xperia Tablet Z4 held by Sony during the 2015 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2 at a press conference. [1] Five months later, Sony introduced the successor, the Xperia M5. [2] [3]
| Sony Xperia M4 Aqua | |
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| The brand | Sony |
| Manufacturer | Sony Corporation |
| Series | Sony Xperia |
| Date of issue | 2015 |
| Predecessor | Sony Xperia M2 |
| Successor | Sony Xperia M5 |
| Type of | smartphone |
| Form factor | monoblock |
| Dimensions | 145.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm |
| Weight | 137 g |
| operating system | Google Android 5.0 and update to 6.0 |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 (64-bit, 8 cores 4x1.5 GHz + 4x1 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| Graphic arts | Qualcomm Adreno 405 |
| RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Flash memory | 8/16 GB |
| Battery | 2400 mAh Li-ion (non-removable) |
| Enter | touch screen , accelerometer , volume rocker and power button on the right edge |
| Screen | touch screen , IPS , OGS 1280x720, 5 " |
| Front camera | 5 megapixel camera (wide angle) |
| Interfaces | WLAN 802.11a / b / g / n, Miracast , USB 2.0 , Bluetooth 4.1, 3.5 mm audio-jack , NFC , DLNA |
| Other | Dust and moisture protection - IP65 / IP68 standard |
| Sar | 0.605 W / kg (near the ear); 0.633 W / kg (near the body) |
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The key feature of the phone is waterproof and dustproof, with IP rating IP65 / IP68. This is the first smartphone from Sony equipped with an eight-core processor [1] , and it is also the first waterproof smartphone from Sony, which has an open micro-USB connector. [four]
Content
- 1 Specifications
- 1.1 Equipment
- 1.2 Software
- 2 reviews
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Specifications
Equipment
Unlike the Xperia Z3, the frames and back are made of plastic, not metal and glass. The device has IP rating IP65 and IP68. In addition, the micro-USB port of the device is not covered by a plug, unlike other Xperia devices. [5] The device has a screen of 5 inches (13 cm) and a resolution of 720p with a pixel density of 294 ppi. The smartphone has an eight-core Snapdragon 615 processor (MSM8939) with a clock frequency of 1.5 GHz, as well as 2 GB. random access memory. The main camera - 13 megapixels Exmor RS; F2.0; ISO 3200; HD 1080p video with Sony Exmor RS. The front camera is 5 megapixels (wide angle). [6]
Software
The Xperia M4 Aqua comes preloaded with Android 5.0 Lollipop, and it's also the first device in the Xperia line with preloaded Android 5.0. [5] An update to version 6.0.1 was recently released.
Reviews
Toms Hardware ranked the Xperia M4 Aqua among the best phones at Mobile World Congress 2015. [7] Cnet rated 3 out of 5, praising the build quality of the phone and criticizing camera quality. [8] PhoneArena gave 7 points out of 10, praising the design of the phone and its price, but the camera and the low internal memory of the device were criticized. [9]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Xperia M4 Aqua press release (March 2, 2015). Date of treatment August 25, 2015.
- ↑ Sony Mobile continues its innovation in imaging with the introduction of two best in class super mid-range smartphones (August 3, 2015). Date accessed August 23, 2015.
- ↑ Sony Xperia M5 vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua . Pocket-Lint . Date of appeal September 11, 2015.
- ↑ Sony announces Xperia M4 Aqua . Xperia Blog (August 2, 2015). Date of treatment August 25, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Sony Xperia hands on . Android Central (March 2, 2015). Date of treatment August 25, 2015.
- ↑ Sony Xperia M4 Aqua review . Phonearena (March 2, 2015). Date of treatment August 25, 2015.
- ↑ Best of MWC 2015 . Toms Hardware (March 13, 2015). Date of treatment August 25, 2015.
- ↑ Sony Xperia M4 Aqua review . cnet (June 11, 2015). Date of treatment August 25, 2015.
- ↑ Xperia M4 Aqua review . Phonearena (June 29, 2015). Date of treatment August 25, 2015.
Links
- White paper
- Official press release
- Official Website
- Review of Sony Xperia M4 Aqua (Russian) hi-tech.mail.ru (May 25, 2015)