Comparison of Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition and Sony Xperia Z4 smartphones based on their characteristics

Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition

Sony Xperia Z4

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Meizu

Sony

Phone model

MX4 Ubuntu Edition

Xperia Z4

Year of release

2015

2015

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

144 mm

146 mm

Body width

75 mm

72 mm

Body thickness

8.9 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

147 g

144 g

Volume

96.38 cm³

72.53 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Aluminium alloy

• Aluminium alloy

Colors

• White
• Golden

• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• MediaTek MT6595

• Процессор Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

CPU clock speed

2200 MHz

2000 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

2 MB

Processor size

32 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

28 nm

20 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR G6200 MP4

• Adreno 430

GPU clock speed

600 MHz

650 MHz

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

3 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4

RAM frequency

933 MHz

1600 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

4 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6595

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Operating system

Operating system

Ubuntu

Android 5.0

Battery

Battery capacity

3100

2930

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Pol

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

12 h

Standby time in GSM networks

580 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

17 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

590 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.36 in

5.2 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1152 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

418 ppi

424 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.778

Contrast ratio

1100:1

Screen brightness

500 cd/m²

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

20.7 Mp

20.7 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

52482 x 3936 pixels

5248 x 3936 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

LED

Digital zoom

4 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX220 Exmor RS

Sony IMX220 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Photomatrix size

6.17 x 4.55 mm

6.17 x 4.55 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.176 μm

1.176 μm

Crop factor

5.64

5.64

Aperture

f/2.2

f/2

Number of lens elements

5

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

100 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

5.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

3011 x 1694 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX208

Sony Exmor R

Photomatrix size

4.25 x 2.78 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

2.211 μm

Crop factor

8.52

Aperture

f/2

Number of lens elements

4

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

TD-SCDMA frequencies

• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

LTE-Advanced support

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

• LTE Cat 6

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi MIMO

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.1

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Dual Bluetooth Headset function

Other Bluetooth profiles

• HID

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Outside temperature sensor

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Infrared port (IrDA)

COM port

POP-Port

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Dual Bluetooth Headset function

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Installed games

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)