Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Avant vs Sony Xperia C4

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Sony
Announced October 2013 July 2014 May 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - July 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - - Rs. 19,900 ($292.65) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black Black, White, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
132.9 x 66 x 9.9 mm
(5.23 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
150.3 x 77.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.92 x 3.05 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 136.9 g (4.8.0.32 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5303, E5353
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5306
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
LTE 1700 / 2100 / 1900 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5303
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU Adreno 330 - Mali-T760MP2
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.95 inches 4.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.86% 63.52% 71.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Auto Focus, Dual-Camera, Dual-Video Call, Geo-Tagging, Shot Modes: Auto, Beauty Face, Panorama, Night, Sound & Shot, Sports Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA. LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 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 HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 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 not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 372 h (3G)
Up to 365 h (4G)
Up to 634 h (2G)
Up to 682 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 18 h Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)