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LG Nexus 5 vs Sony Xperia C3

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Sony
Announced
October 2013 July 2014
Status
Available - November 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Mint
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.95 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.86% 67.85%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2300 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 300 h Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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