Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3

Comparing the Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia M2 Aqua and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.

Display: Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 offers 4.5 inches, making Sony Xperia M2 Aqua the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia M2 Aqua features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3's TFT, making Sony Xperia M2 Aqua the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia M2 Aqua better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers a higher battery capacity with 2330 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 offers 2200 mAh, making Sony Xperia M2 Aqua better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Sony Xperia M2 Aqua and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

₹21,990

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Performance

Snapdragon 400	N/A
(upto 1.2 GHz)	(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM	1.5 GB RAM

Display

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)	4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT
540x960 px	480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

2 MP

Battery

2330 mAh

2200 mAh

Storage

8 GB

User Ratings

4.5/5

(2 ratings)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

N/A

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 1.2 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305

N/A

RAM

1 GB

1.5 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

Screen Size

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

229 ppi

207 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.87 %

N/A

Design

Height

140 mm

N/A

Width

72 mm

N/A

Thickness

8.6 mm

N/A

Weight

149 grams

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP67

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

2330 mAh

2200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11.2 Hours(3G)

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass