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Sony Xperia C vs Nokia Lumia 1520

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Nokia
Announced
June 2013 October 2013
Status
Available - July 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors
Black, White, Purple Yellow, white, black, red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight
153 g (5.4 oz) 209 g (7.37 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.86% 71.44%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash
LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio with RDS FM radio
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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
4 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW)
Capacity
2390 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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