Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs Lenovo A859

Sony Xperia C
sony xperia c
Lenovo A859
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lenovo
Announced June 2013 January 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 66.91%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
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, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 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
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 2250 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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