Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5C vs HTC Desire 626 vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC Sony
Announced September 2013 February 2015 March 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - February 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 10,090 ($148.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink - Black, White, Copper, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
146.9 x 70.9 x 8.19 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.32 in )
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28) LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Mali-T760MP2
Adreno 306
Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.93% 66.05% 67.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1510 mAh 2000 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 761 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 20 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 30 h (3G)
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