Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C3 vs Apple iPhone 4S

Sony Xperia C3
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Apple iPhone 4S
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple
Announced July 2014 October 2011
Status Available - August 2014 Available - October 2011
Colors Black, White, Mint Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 5
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 LED-backlit IPS TFT
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.85% 53.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Downloadable, incl. motion-bas
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 And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video 1080p, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Call Records Practically unlimited 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2500 mAh 1432 mAh
Stand by Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)