Competition seems to be heating up in the mid-range category as manufacturers are announcing more and more mid-range smartphone this year. Smartphone giants, Samsung, HTC and LG have already introduced many mid-range phones targeting mainly the growing Asian market. Sony is not holding back and has officially recently announced Xperia M, its latest mid-range smartphone. The M is based on Xperia Z’s OmniBalance design but has smaller screen and more color options. Xperia M is also available in a dual sim version called Xperia M dual. Here are the key specs of these devices:
- Android 4.1 on Xperia M and Android 4.2 on Xperia M Dual
- Display: 4 inch TFT FWVGA, 16 millions colours, 854×480 pixels, Scratch-resistant
- Processor: 1 GHZ Qualcomm dual core with Adreno 305 GPU
- RAM: 1GB
- Storage: Internal 4GB with microSD expandable upto 32GB
- Dual sim in Xperia M
- Camera: 5 megapixel rear camera with Exmos Rs. 4X digital zoom with autofocus.
- 720p HD video recording
- Colors: Black, white and purple. Xperia M also in yellow color.
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, 3G with HSPA, Bluetooth 4 and NFC
- Battery: 1,750mAH
- Weight:124 grams
- Dimension:124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
- Price: NA
- Release date: Q3 2013
Features wise, Xperia M is very similar to Xperia L except the latter has larger screen and a better camera. Here is the specs of Xperia L for your comparison:
- Display: 4.3 inch TFT FWVGA 16 millions colours, 854×480 pixels
- Processor: 1 GHZ Qualcomm MSM8230 dual core with Adreno 305 GPU
- RAM: 1GB
- Storage: Internal 8GB with microSD expandable upto 32GB
- Camera: 8 megapixel rear camera with Exmor RX, 4X digital zoom with autofocus
- Video recording at 720p
- HDR both video and pic
- Colors: Black, white and red
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, 3G with HSPA, Bluetooth 4 and NFC
- Battery: 1,750mAH
- Dimensions: 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
- Weight: 137 g
