Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Sony Xperia C4 vs Sony Xperia M5

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Sony
Announced September 2012 May 2015 August 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - June 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 19,900 ($292.65) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Mint Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
150.3 x 77.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.92 x 3.05 x 0.31 in)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5303, E5353
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5306
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5303 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
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 6 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Mali-T760MP2 PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 71.52% 65.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 1080p, HDR 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2600 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 634 h (2G)
Up to 682 h (3G)
Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)