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Sony Xperia S vs Sony Xperia C

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Sony
Announced
January 2012 June 2013
Status
Available - Q1 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors
Silver, Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
62.05% 65.86%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 4 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1750 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by
Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
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