Xiaomi Mi3 vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi3 vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Sony Xperia M2 Aqua runs at 1.2 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi3 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Mi3 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers 4.8 inches, making Xiaomi Mi3 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Mi3 and Sony Xperia M2 Aqua feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Mi3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers 0.3 MP, making Xiaomi Mi3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3050 mAh, while Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers 2330 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Xiaomi Mi3 offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia M2 Aqua the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia M2 Aqua receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Mi3 has a rating of 4.4.

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Xiaomi Mi3
₹16,999
(Out of Stock)
Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
₹21,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

68%
N/A

Release Date

22 Jul, 2014
N/A

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 400
Quad Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5 inches (12.7 cm)
4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
540x960 px

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

N/A
3050 mAh
2330 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.4/5
(15,043 ratings)
4.5/5
(2 ratings)

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Jul 22, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Processor

Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
540x960 px

Pixel Density

441 ppi
229 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.88 %
62.87 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Design

Height

144 mm
140 mm

Width

73.6 mm
72 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

145 grams
149 grams

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
N/A

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3050 mAh
2330 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(2G)
Up to 11.2 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass