Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Sony Xperia C vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Samsung
Announced Available - April 2013 June 2013 November 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - Q4 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Purple Black, White, 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)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX544 -
RAM N/A 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.0 inches 5.25 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 65.86% 68.61%
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 with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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 Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
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, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 2390 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 17 h