Phone Comparison - Sharp SH530U vs Sony Xperia C

Sharp SH530U
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Sony Xperia C
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sharp Sony
Announced October 2012 June 2013
Status Available October 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Snowy White, Cherry Red Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.5 x 81 x 9.9 mm
(5.77 x 3.19 x 0.39 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight 168.8 g (5.93.0.28 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SXG531T [Similar] PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 20 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.70% 65.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 20 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1950 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 560 h Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)