Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Apple iPhone 5C

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Apple
Announced Available - April 2013 April 2013 September 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White, Red White, Blue White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.1
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX 543MP3
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 60.19% 59.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 1800 mAh 1510 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 300 h Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 9 h Up to 10 h (3G)