Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs Nokia X+ vs Motorola Moto X (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Motorola
Announced June 2013 February 2014 September 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Black, 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)
115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm
(4.55 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm
(5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 128.7 g (4.52.0.25 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for Europe
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974-AC Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 203 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 768 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB ROM 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 62.71% 73.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash No Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Fixed focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p Yes, 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 1500 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 408 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
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