Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs Lenovo A916 vs Lenovo K3 Note

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lenovo Lenovo
Announced June 2013 November 2014 March 2015
Status Available - July 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 5,630 ($82.57) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,058 ($133.21) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Black Yellow, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
149.5 x 76.6 x 8.7 mm
(5.89 x 3.02 x 0.34 in)
152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm
(6.01 x 3 x 0.31 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010
4G Network - LTE 1800 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Mali-450MP4 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 72.83% 71.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 2500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
- Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
- Up to 36 h (3G)