Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs LG K8 vs HTC Desire 530

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG HTC
Announced August 2014 February 2016 February 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2016 Coming soon
Price - Rs. 9,180 ($135.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,990 ($191.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Golden Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
144.6 x 71.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.34 in)
146.9 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.33 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T720MP1 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.27% 66.53% 66.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 1840 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, f/2.4, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera VGA, 480p [Similar] 5 MP, 720p video [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.8 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Class 12 Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE v4.2, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2125 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
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