Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

Sony Xperia C
sony xperia c
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)
xiaomi redmi note 3 (mediatek)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi
Announced June 2013 November 2015
Status Available - July 2013 Available - November 2015
Price - Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 [Similar] Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] PowerVR G6200 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2/3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash 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 Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Po Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 264 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
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