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Apple iPhone 5c
A1529Sony Xperia Z3
D6603D6603
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2014-09-03 |
| 4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Brown, Green and White |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 209.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1507mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 890 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z3 has a score of 75.8, which is a bit better than the iPhone 5c's 70 global score. Sony Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4 OS, and iPhone 5c counts with iOS 8.x OS. The Sony Xperia Z3 is a newer and thinner cellphone than the iPhone 5c, although it's also heavier. The Xperia Z3 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a higher pixels quantity per inch in the screen, a quite brighter screen, a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a bigger display.
The Xperia Z3 has a better CPU than iPhone 5c, because it has a higher number of cores (and faster), 2,01 GB more RAM memory and an extra graphics processing unit. Sony Xperia Z3 features a greater memory to install applications and games than iPhone 5c, because although it has only 16 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The Sony Xperia Z3 takes a lot better pictures and videos than iPhone 5c, because it has a much bigger camera sensor, a much higher video definition, a larger aperture for better captures and videos in poorly lited environments and a back facing camera with a way higher resolution. The Xperia Z3 features a superior battery performance than iPhone 5c, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity.
Xperia Z3 is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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