Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C3 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Sony Xperia Z3

general General Info
Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced July 2014 August 2014 September 2014
Status Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Mint Black, white, gold, silver, blue Black, White, Copper, Silver Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in) 		132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) 		146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS
OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display
Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.85% 66.95% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia
3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No 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 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p, HDR 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory
Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery
Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 1860 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)		 - Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)		 - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)

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