Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5C vs Sony Xperia M2 vs Samsung Galaxy A3

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Samsung
Announced September 2013 February 2014 October 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Black, White, Purple Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Scratch-Resistant Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.93% 64.25% 65.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 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 And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1510 mAh 2300 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
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