Phone Comparison - HTC One SC vs Sony Xperia C

HTC One SC
htc one sc
Sony Xperia C
sony xperia c
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony
Announced August 2012 June 2013
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White, Orange Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 66.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.04 x 2.63 x 0.35 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, - [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.44% 65.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS - Yes
Edge - Yes
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps 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 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 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by - Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)