Phone Comparison - Nokia C3 vs Nokia E72 vs Sony Xperia Z3

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Sony
Announced April 2010 June 2009 September 2014
Status Available - June 2010 Available - October 2009 Available - September 2014
Colors Slate Grey, Golden White, Hot Pink, Black White, Zodium Black, Metal Grey, Topaz Brown, Amethyst Purple, W Black, White, Copper, Silver Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 58.1 x 13.6 mm, 63.2 cc
(4.55 x 2.29 x 0.54 in, 2.49 cc )
114 x 58 x 10 mm, 65 cc
(4.49 x 2.28 x 0.39 in, 2.56 cc )
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 330
RAM 64 MB 128 MB 3 GB
Internal Memory 55 MB 250 MB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 8GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 16GB, hotswap microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.4 inches 2.36 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (167 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (169 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.48% 26.24% 70.79%
Multi-Touch no no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama
Video Yes, QCIF@15fps Yes, VGA@15fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] VGA videocall camera [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Class 32, 100 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 32 Class 32, 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Nokia VoIP 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 3.0 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook 1000 entries Unlimited entries, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 55 MB, 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM 250 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 8GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 16GB, hotswap microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh (BL-5J) 1500 mAh (BP-4L) 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 800 h Up to 480 h (2G)
576 h (3G)
Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 12 h 30 min (2G)
6 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)