Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs HTC Desire 616 vs HTC One M9+

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC HTC
Announced June 2013 Expected Announcement - Q2 2014 April 2015
Status Available - July 2013 Rumored - Q3 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 44,499 ($654.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Red Gunmetal Gray, Silver Gold, Amber Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
142 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.83 x 0.36 in)
150.9 x 71.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.94 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592 Octa-core 2.2 GHz, Mediatek Helio X10
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Mali-450MP4 PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 2 TB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 67.37% 68.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20.7 MP + 2.1 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Automatic Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 2 TB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh - 2840 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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