As it has been reported several times in recent weeks, Sony plans to announce two new Xperia devices at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . One of these should be the new Z4 Xperia Tablet with 2K screen, while the other will be the successor to the Xperia M2 Aqua last year - the Xperia M4 Aqua. Today, various images were left on the canvas, and relayed by Xperia Blog. They give us a detailed overview of the unit.
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As you can see from the images, the Xperia M4 Aqua will be similar to its predecessor , and in many ways. It is undoubtedly a Xperia device in any view. However, despite the similarities, there is one major difference is quite obvious.
The Xperia M4 Aqua suggests an unprotected USB port, that is to say without a plastic cover that could be lost over time. Micro-SD card slot seems nevertheless be protected by a flap, but it should not be a major problem as we replace less often micro SD card that can support the smartphone. He seems to have the same nylon corners than its predecessor, to help the sustainability of the unit.
Based on previous leaks, the Xperia M4 Aqua will be equipped with a 5.2 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, giving it a pixel density of 293 ppi. Under the hood, there is the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 615, an octa-core chip based 64-bit Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53 architecture, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage with a micro SD card slot in order to extend it. For the photo, there is a 13-megapixel rear camera and a front camera of 5 megapixels. Android OS 5.0 Lollipop be out of the box. If we see no other smartphone announced by the Japanese manufacturer at Mobile World Congress next week, the Xperia M4 Aqua will be the first smartphone Sony Xperia will be launched with Android 5.0 out of the box Lollipop.
As Sony is facing some challenges with its mobile business, it will be interesting to see if Sony can market its Xperia M4 Aqua at a competitive price. For Sony gets to speak on this very complicated market, the company must offer competitive products, in particular to cope with competition from China, which offers devices with good or better specs at a much lower price.
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As you can see from the images, the Xperia M4 Aqua will be similar to its predecessor , and in many ways. It is undoubtedly a Xperia device in any view. However, despite the similarities, there is one major difference is quite obvious.
The Xperia M4 Aqua suggests an unprotected USB port, that is to say without a plastic cover that could be lost over time. Micro-SD card slot seems nevertheless be protected by a flap, but it should not be a major problem as we replace less often micro SD card that can support the smartphone. He seems to have the same nylon corners than its predecessor, to help the sustainability of the unit.
As Sony is facing some challenges with its mobile business, it will be interesting to see if Sony can market its Xperia M4 Aqua at a competitive price. For Sony gets to speak on this very complicated market, the company must offer competitive products, in particular to cope with competition from China, which offers devices with good or better specs at a much lower price.