Sony Xperia M4 Aqua and Sony Xperia C4 launched in India

Sony has launched two new smartphones at its launch event held in India, the mid-range waterproof Xperia M4 Aqua and the selfie-centric Xperia C4. The company had sent out invites for the event last week and the invitations designed on an aquatic theme pointed towards Xperia M4 Aqua. The Xperia C4 was also released along with it.

Xperia M4 Aqua

This Xperia M4 Aqua was unveiled by Sony at the MWC 2015 in Barcelona and claimed by Sony to be the first waterproof mid-ranger. At the event, the handset was placed in a bowl full of water to highlight its waterproof feature. The device also has multitasking capabilities and users can open and manage multiple apps at the same time. The M4 Aqua also has the capability to take great images in low light conditions.

The specifications of Xperia M4 Aqua include a 5-inch HD (1280 x 720p) IPS LCD display, a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 1.5GHz octa-core CPU and Adreno 405 GPU, 2 GB of RAM, 16GB of Internal storage with microSD card slot, a 13MP rear camera with Exmor RS sensor and f/2 lens, a 5MP front camera with a wide angle lens and a 2400mAh capacity battery with Stamina mode and a two-day battery life.

The device has waterproof rating of IP65/8 and a flap-less microUSB port. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box. The handset measures 145.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm and weighs 136g.

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua is priced at ₹24,990 (about $391) and is available in three colors – Black, White and Coral in all retail stores soon after launch.

Xperia C4

The Xperia C4 is a little high-end smartphone compared to the Xperia M4 Aqua. It boasts of a bigger 5.5-inch FHD IPS display with a better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It also has a slightly improved processor – 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6752 along with ARM Mali760 MP2 GPU. Memory of 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable storage remain the same as in M4 Aqua.  Internal storage is expandable up to 128GB through microSD card.

The rear camera is 13MP Exmor RS with flash and the front-facing cam is a 5MP 25mm wide angle one with LED flash. This selfie focused phone camera features a suite of camera apps such as Style portrait, AR Mask and voice guided selfie.

Sony Xperia C4 has a bigger 2600mAh battery with Stamina mode 5.0 and this phone also runs Android 5.0 Lollipop.

The device will be available in mid-June and its pricing will be disclosed then.

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua and Sony Xperia C4 launched in India

Two alleged renders of Sony Xperia C4 surface, show a large front-facing camera

A few days back we saw some images of the unannounced Sony Xperia Cosmos and then we got rumors saying it would be launched by the company as Xperia C4. The Sony Xperia C4 is also supposed to be a selfie-centric phone like its predecessor, the Xperia C3 which has a big 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash to take great selfies.

Now a couple of renders of the said Xperia C4 have surfaced online. One of the renders has been received by folks at the Xperia Blog and the other one has been posted by the serial leakster @upleaks on its twitter account.

The Sony Xperia C4 leaked pics show a large camera at the front with the LED flash beside it indicating that this too will be a pro-selfie handset like the Xperia C3 and the LED flash will provide good selfies even in the dark.

Xpera C4 will be available in three colors, White, Black and Turquoise. The pic at the top shows the device in Turquoise color. The photo uploaded by @upleaks is of the white Xperia C4 and can be seen below.

As for the specs, not much information is available about the device but it may have the same 5.5-inch display like the C3. The front cam could be the same 5MP one or could even be upgraded because other smartphones with more powerful front cams have already come in the market, such as the HTC Desire Eye which has a whopping 13MP front-facing camera.

The Xperia C4 is rumored to have a MediaTek processor which is a little surprising as Sony has been using Qualcomm SoCs since long. The handset is also supposed to come with pre-installed Android 5.0 Lollipop.

The Sony Xperia C4 is rumored to launch somewhere in May or June this year. It may be recalled that the Xperia C3 was announced by Sony in July last year.

Two alleged renders of Sony Xperia C4 surface, show a large front-facing camera

Sony Xperia Cosmos may be launched as Xperia C4

A couple of images of the unannounced selfie-centric Sony Xperia Cosmos had been leaked earlier this month on Twitter by the famed leakster @upleaks. At the time, it was assumed to be the successor to Sony Xperia C3 because of its large selfie camera in the front with LED flash.

Sony Xperia C3 ‘PROselfie’ phone released last year is the first and only Sony smartphone to have a front-facing 5MP camera with LED flash. It looks like the assumption was correct. @upleaks has now posted in its twitter account that Sony Xperia Cosmos will be launched in the market as Sony Xperia C4.

 

Confirmed：Sony Cosmos will be going to the market as Xperia C4.

— @upleaks (@upleaks) April 1, 2015

 

Not much is known about this new Xperia Cosmos/ Xperia C4 phone except that it will be powered by a MediaTek processor and will run Android 5.0 lollipop out of the box topped  with Sony’s lightweight custom UI. As mentioned earlier, it is a selfie-centric phone with a big front- facing camera having LED flash. However, it is not known if it will be a 5MP snapper like its predecessor, the Xperia C3, or a more powerful one.

The Xperia C4 will also probably be a mid-range device like the C3 and may have 4G LTE support. Sony hasn’t disclosed any information about the device but as the Xperia C3 was launched in July last year, the new Xperia C4 may also be unveiled this year somewhere around that time.

We will let you know as soon as we hear anything new. Stay with us.

 

Sony Xperia Cosmos may be launched as Xperia C4