Sunpillar 1873 vs Apple iPhone 5c 8GB

Comparing the Sunpillar 1873 vs Apple iPhone 5c 8GB across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 5c 8GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.3 GHz, while Sunpillar 1873 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Apple iPhone 5c 8GB the better performer.

Display: Sunpillar 1873 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Apple iPhone 5c 8GB offers 4 inches, making Sunpillar 1873 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 5c 8GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Sunpillar 1873's LCD, making Apple iPhone 5c 8GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Apple iPhone 5c 8GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sunpillar 1873 offers 3.2 MP, making Apple iPhone 5c 8GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Sunpillar 1873 and Apple iPhone 5c 8GB feature a 1.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Sunpillar 1873 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5c 8GB offers 1510 mAh, making Sunpillar 1873 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone 5c 8GB offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sunpillar 1873 offers 4 GB, making Apple iPhone 5c 8GB the better option for storage.

Sunpillar 1873

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 5c 8GB

₹14,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

11 Oct, 2013

01 Nov, 2014

06 May, 2026

Performance

	N/A
MediaTek MT6589	Apple A6	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1 GHz)	Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
512 MB RAM	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	4.0 inches (10.16 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
480x800 px	640x1136 px	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
3.2 MP Primary Camera	8 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
1.3 MP	1.2 MP	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
3000 mAh	1510 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB	8 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.1/5

(2,361 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 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

Nov 01, 2014

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

iOS v7

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6589

Apple A6 APL0589

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1 GHz

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Swift

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

32 bit

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

PowerVR SGX 543MP3

Adreno 829

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR2

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

Very Good

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

640x1136 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

187 ppi

326 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

59.75 %

90.11 %

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

N/A

124.4 mm

150.83 mm

Width

N/A

59.2 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

N/A

8.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

N/A

132 grams

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

Below Avg

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Back-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

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Below Avg

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

1.2 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

1510 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 10 Hours(3G)

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

8 GB / 16 GB / 32 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)

N/A

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)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A

FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

N/A

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