Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Xperia C vs Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Microsoft
Announced October 2011 June 2013 November 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - July 2013 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple Orange, green, white, black, gray, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
140.2 x 72.4 x 8.8 mm
(5.52 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 65.86% 68.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-L4A)
Capacity 1432 mAh 2390 mAh 1905 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)