Sony Xperia A4 SO-04G vs Sharp Aquos R Compact
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP65, IP68 | IP65, IP68 |
| Dimensions | 128.00 x 66.00 x 9.10 mm | 132.00 x 66.00 x 9.60 mm |
| Weight | 129.00 g | 140.00 g |
| Display size | 4.60" | 4.90" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 720 x 1280 px (4.60") 319 ppi | Color / IGZO TFT 16M colors 1080 x 2032 px (4.90") 470 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 650 min. (10.8 h) 3G: 700 min. (11.7 h) 4G: 990 min. (16.5 h) |  |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 590 h. (24.6 days) 3G: 760 h. (31.7 days) 4G: 620 h. (25.8 days) | |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 2600 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 2500 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Quick Charge 3.0 |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC |
| Operating system | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974AC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 |
| Processor clock | 2500 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 330 @578 MHz | Adreno 512 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | |
| Announced | 2Q 2015 | 4Q 2017 |
| Other names | - | SHV41; SH-M06 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2000, 1700, 1500, 800 | FDD LTE: 2100, 1700, 1500, 900 TDD LTE: 3500, 2500 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 20.7 Mpx | 16.4 Mpx |
| Resolution | 5248x3936 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2.2 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | FF | FF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 14.40 Mbit/s | |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | - |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v5.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |