Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM vs HTC Desire 820q

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Comparing the Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM vs HTC Desire 820q across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM and HTC Desire 820q run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Both Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM and HTC Desire 820q offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Desire 820q's TFT, making Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 820q offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM offers 8 MP, making HTC Desire 820q better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 820q offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 820q better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 820q offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM offers 2500 mAh, making HTC Desire 820q better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Desire 820q offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM the better option for storage.


User Rating: HTC Desire 820q receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM has a rating of 3.9.

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Sony Xperia C3 Dual SIM
₹10,490
(Out of Stock)
HTC Desire 820q
₹23,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

25 Aug, 2014
10 Nov, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 410
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

2500 mAh
2600 mAh

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(1,771 ratings)
4.1/5
(946 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 25, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 306

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

267 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.94 %
67.04 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

156 mm
157.7 mm

Width

78.5 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

150 grams
155 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

N/A
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2500 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)
Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer