Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs HTC Desire 816G Dual SIM vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2015

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Xiaomi
Announced June 2013 May 2014 January 2015
Status Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 10,990 ($161.62) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
156.6 x78.74 x 7.99 mm
(6.17 x3.1 x 0.31 in)
155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm
(6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dual Frontal Stereo Speakers Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Back Panel

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB -

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% - 74.60%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 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, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, BSI Sensor, 1080p [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p, 1/3 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 460 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (3G) -