Sony Xperia C vs HTC Desire L

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Comparing the Sony Xperia C vs HTC Desire L across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia C runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while HTC Desire L runs at 1.0 GHz, making Sony Xperia C the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia C offers a screen size of 5 inches, while HTC Desire L offers 4.3 inches, making Sony Xperia C the larger display of the two. HTC Desire L features a S-LCD 2 display compared to Sony Xperia C's TFT, making HTC Desire L the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia C offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Desire L offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia C better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia C offers a higher battery capacity with 2390 mAh, while HTC Desire L offers 1800 mAh, making Sony Xperia C better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia C and HTC Desire L offer the same internal storage of 4 GB.

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Sony Xperia C
₹13,990
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire L
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

16 Jul, 2013
16 Apr, 2013

Performance

MediaTek MT6589
Snapdragon S2
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
TFT
S-LCD 2
540x960 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

2390 mAh
1800 mAh

Storage

4 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(4,047 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

MediaTek MT6589
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 544
Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

TFT
S-LCD 2

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

220 ppi
217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.64 %
61.4 %

Design

Height

141.5 mm
128 mm

Width

74.15 mm
66.9 mm

Thickness

8.88 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

153 grams
118 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor
5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2390 mAh
1800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)
Up to 10.17 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.52 W/kg Body: 0.36 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer