Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs Sony Xperia C3

Nokia Lumia 900
nokia lumia 900
Sony Xperia C3
sony xperia c3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced January 2012 July 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, cyan Black, White, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, 90 cc
(5.03 x 2.7 x 0.45 in, 3.54 cc)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 67.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 33 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)