Phone Comparison - HTC Desire VC vs Sony Xperia C vs Nokia X2

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Nokia
Announced June 2012 June 2013 June 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple Bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.5 x 62.3 x 9.5 mm
(4.7 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm
(4.79 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 119 g (4.2 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
CDMA 800 / 1900 - SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Scratch-resistant glass
- ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 Based on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.30% 65.86% 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor 1/4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge No Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2390 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 552 h
Talk Time - Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)