Sony Xperia C vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE

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Comparing the Sony Xperia C vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Sony Xperia C runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia C offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE offers 4.3 inches, making Sony Xperia C the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia C's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Sony Xperia C and Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Sony Xperia C offers a higher battery capacity with 2390 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE offers 1900 mAh, making Sony Xperia C better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Xperia C offers 4 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE the better option for storage.

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Sony Xperia C
₹13,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

16 Jul, 2013
12 Jul, 2013

Performance

MediaTek MT6589
Snapdragon 400
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.7 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1.5 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
TFT
Super AMOLED
540x960 px
540x960 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

2390 mAh
1900 mAh

Storage

4 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

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

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Performance

Chipset

MediaTek MT6589
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230AB

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Dual core, 1.7 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 544
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
1.5 GB

Display

Display Type

TFT
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

540x960 px
540x960 px

Pixel Density

220 ppi
256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.64 %
66.69 %

Design

Height

141.5 mm
124.6 mm

Width

74.15 mm
61.3 mm

Thickness

8.88 mm
8.94 mm

Weight

153 grams
108 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Face detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2390 mAh
1900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)
Up to 12 Hours(4G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat3)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.52 W/kg Body: 0.36 W/kg
Head: 0.33 W/kg Body: 0.32 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

N/A
Samsung Apps Game Hub Music Hub Readers Hub ActiveSync etc.