Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C3 vs Xiaomi Mi 3

Sony Xperia C3
sony xperia c3
Xiaomi Mi 3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi
Announced July 2014 September 2013
Status Available - August 2014 Available - December 2013
Colors Black, White, Mint Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
Weight 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.85% 64.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-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, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video 1080p, HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No
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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Up to 500 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 4 h