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Sony Xperia C vs HTC Desire 516

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony HTC
Announced
June 2013 June 2014
Status
Available - July 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors
Black, White, Purple Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight
153 g (5.4 oz) 160 g (5.64 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 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.86% 68.55%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 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

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity
2390 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 220 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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