Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs Nokia Lumia 625 vs Lava Iris Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Lava
Announced June 2013 July 2013 January 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - August 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
138 x 66.7 x 7.5 mm
(5.43 x 2.63 x 0.3 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 114 g (4.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Full Lamination, Corning Gorilla Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, OGS, Corning Gorilla Glass, Full Lamination
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 65.05% 66.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-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, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging Auto-focus, Geo-taggi/ng, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama, Blue Glass Filter
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB 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-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 552 h 400 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)
Up to 7.5 h (2G)
Up to 4.5 h (3G)