Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 3G vs Sony Xperia C vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Samsung
Announced April 2013 June 2013 April 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q2 2013 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors White Black, White, Purple White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111.1 x 188.0 x 9.9 mm
(4.37 x 7.4 x 0.39 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
Weight 306 g (10.79 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 276 g (9.74 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU - PowerVR SGX544 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 4 GB 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 5.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.67% 65.86% 70.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, WiFi Channel Bonding, WiFi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 2390 mAh 4450 mAh
Stand by - Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
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Talk Time - Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
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