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Apple iPhone 5c
CDMASony Xperia Z3
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| 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 |
| $ 189.00 | $ 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 an overall score of 75.8, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone 5c's overall score of 70. Sony Xperia Z3 works with Android 4.4.4 OS, while Apple iPhone 5c works with iOS 8.x OS. The Sony Xperia Z3 body is newer and thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Apple iPhone 5c. Sony Xperia Z3 has a bit more vivid screen than iPhone 5c, because it has a bigger screen, a bit brighter screen, a greater pixels number in each screen inch and a lot better 1920 x 1080 resolution.
The Xperia Z3 features a better performance than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has 2 more cpu cores, an additional GPU and more RAM memory. The Sony Xperia Z3 has more memory for applications and games than iPhone 5c, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Xperia Z3 features a very superior battery performance than iPhone 5c, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity. The Xperia Z3 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a lot larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a lot more mega pixels back facing camera, a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture.
Xperia Z3 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the Apple iPhone 5c, which makes it a very good choice.
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