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Sony Xperia C3 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
July 2014 August 2014
Status
Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors
Black, White, Mint Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight
149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
67.85% 70.43%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera
5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2500 mAh 1860 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)
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