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Sony Xperia V vs Sony Xperia C

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Sony
Announced
August 2012 June 2013
Status
Released - December 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors
Black, White, Pink Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight
120 g (4.23 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 2600 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT 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
60.63% 65.86%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128x3096 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, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

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

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 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
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