Sony Xperia C vs Tecno Phantom AIII

Comparing the Sony Xperia C vs Tecno Phantom AIII across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Tecno Phantom AIII runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Sony Xperia C runs at 1.2 GHz, making Tecno Phantom AIII the better performer.

Display: Tecno Phantom AIII offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Sony Xperia C offers 5 inches, making Tecno Phantom AIII the larger display of the two. Tecno Phantom AIII features a IPS LCD display compared to Sony Xperia C's TFT, making Tecno Phantom AIII the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Tecno Phantom AIII offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Sony Xperia C offers 8 MP, making Tecno Phantom AIII better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Tecno Phantom AIII offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sony Xperia C offers 0.3 MP, making Tecno Phantom AIII better for front camera photography.

Battery: Tecno Phantom AIII offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Sony Xperia C offers 2390 mAh, making Tecno Phantom AIII better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia C offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Tecno Phantom AIII offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia C the better option for storage.

Sony Xperia C

₹13,990

(Discontinued)

Tecno Phantom AIII

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

16 Jul, 2013

25 Nov, 2013

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
MediaTek MT6589	MediaTek MT6589T	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.2 GHz)	(upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
5 inches (12.7 cm)	6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
TFT	IPS LCD	AMOLED
540x960 px	720x1280 px (HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
0.3 MP	8 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
2390 mAh	2600 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4/5

(4,047 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6589

MediaTek MT6589T

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 1.5 GHz

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 544

N/A

Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches (12.7 cm)

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

720x1280 px (HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

220 ppi

245 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.64 %

70.58 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

141.5 mm

166.5 mm

150.83 mm

Width

74.15 mm

84.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.88 mm

8.4 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

153 grams

N/A

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2390 mAh

2600 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

16 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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