Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs Lenovo S850 vs Nokia XL

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lenovo Nokia
Announced June 2013 February 2014 February 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - June 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Pink White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
141 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 68.71% 64.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Wide Angle [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 336 h Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 13 h Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)