Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced June 2013 April 2014 August 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Black Black, White, Golden
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX544 - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8/16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 7.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 70.21% 63.27%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
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 And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE
Wi-Fi 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 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 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 32 GB
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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 4450 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
- Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
- Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)