Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Xperia C3 vs Micromax Canvas Nitro A311

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Micromax
Announced October 2011 July 2014 December 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2014 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 8,496 ($124.94) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Mint Pristine White, Mesmerising 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)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
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Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Oleophobic Coating/ Anti-finger Print

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT6592
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB (12.97 GB for mass storage)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 67.85% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS FM Radio with Recording
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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 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 And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Sony IMX135 CMOS Sensor, f/2.2 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging 1080p, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p, OV5648 Sensor, f/2.4 Ap [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
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 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.97 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Up to 320 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 10 h