Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V vs Sony Xperia C3 vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Microsoft
Announced August 2011 July 2014 April 2015
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue Gradient, Silver Black, White, Mint Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.57 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - MT11i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - MT11a
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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage (320 MB user available) 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.96% 67.85% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilization 1080p, HDR 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage (320 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 1500 mAh 2500 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 55 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)