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Sony Xperia C vs Samsung Galaxy A3

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
June 2013 October 2014
Status
Available - July 2013 Available - November 2014
Price
- Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Purple Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight
153 g (5.4 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.86% 65.39%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] -
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash 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, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio with RDS -
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
2390 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
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Talk Time
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
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