Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M Dual vs Sony Xperia C3 Dual vs Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Nokia
Announced June 2013 July 2014 July 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - August 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black, White, Mint Bright orange, Bright green, White, Dark grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% 67.85% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR 1/4' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p, HDR 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1750 mAh 2500 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 960 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)