Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs Nokia XL vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Samsung
Announced June 2013 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 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 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 203 -
RAM 1 GB 768 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 64.48% 65.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED 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, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
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