Sony Xperia M4 Aqua hands on


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Sony announced Xperia M4 Aqua waterproof smartphone at MWC 2015.  We went hands on with phone at the event so lets take a look at the hardware and specs of the device

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKlIAO2xCe8

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The Xperia M4 Aqua sports a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor. Running Android 5.0 Lollipop, it has 2GB RAM, 8GB / 16GBinternal memory, up to 32GB expandable memory via microSD card. There is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 88-degree wide-angle lens, 720p video recording. Also there are three on screen touch buttons.

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The left side has a micro USB port and micro SD card slot.

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The micro SIM card slot, power button, volume rockers and dedicated camera button is present on the right side of the phone.

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The loudspeaker and microphone are shifted at the bottom of the phone.

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The 3.5mm audio jack and microphone are present on the top. It measures 7.3mm thick and weighs 140 grams.

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The phone has a glass back that is prone to fingerprints. Sony and NFC logo are also seen at the back.

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Xperia M4 Aqua has a 2,400 mAh battery and supports connectivity options like 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 820.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC. The phone is IP65 waterproof rating and IP68 dustproof rating. The Sony Xperia M4 Aqua comes in White, Black, Coral and Silver colors and would launch in 80 countries worldwide, across more than 100 carrier partners for about 299 Euros ( US$ 334 / Rs. 20,675 approx.), from Spring 2015.

Images by Sandeep

Sneha Bokil-Paranjape contributed to this post.


Author: Bharadwaj Chandramouli

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