Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C3 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Xiaomi
Announced July 2014 October 2014 August 2015
Status Available - August 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Mint White, Black Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA
4G Network LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU Adreno 305 - PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB Yes

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 PLS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.85% 65.10% 72.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio
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 And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video 1080p, HDR 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA; LTE TD-SCDMA
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB Yes
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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2000 mAh 3060 mAh
Stand by Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
- -