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Sony Xperia M2

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2303 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2306 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2305
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - D2303 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - D2403
  2, 4, 7, 17 - D2306 2, 4, 7, 17 - D2406
Speed HSPA 42.2(D2303, D2306)/21.1(D2305)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, February. Released 2014, May 2014, August. Released 2014, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm (5.5 x 2.80 x 0.34 in) 140 x 72 x 8.6 mm (5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type TFT IPS LCD
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~63.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~63.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~229 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~229 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (D2303, D2306)
Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (D2305)
Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA VGA
Video 480p 480p
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+ ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 588 h (2G) / Up to 633 h (3G) Up to 595 h (2G) / Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 13 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 36 min (3G) Up to 11 h 23 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Music play Up to 58 h 25 min Up to 37 h 11 min
Misc
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Copper
SAR 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     0.69 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.77 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)     0.66 W/kg (head)     0.86 W/kg (body)    
Models D2303, D2305, D2306 D2403, D2406
Price About 170 EUR About 200 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1000:1 (nominal), 1.393 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -86.6dB / Crosstalk -88.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 67h Endurance rating 71h

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