Comparison of Sony Xperia C and Nokia 7 Plus smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia C

Nokia 7 Plus

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Nokia

Phone model

Xperia C

7 Plus

Year of release

2013

2018

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

142 mm

158 mm

Body width

74 mm

76 mm

Body thickness

8.9 mm

8 mm

Weight

153 g

186 g

Volume

93.44 cm³

95.8 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Aluminium alloy
• Plastic

Colors

• White

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• MTK MT6589

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

2200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv8

Manufacturing process

28 nm

14 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX544

• Qualcomm Adreno 512

GPU clock speed

286 MHz

Number of GPU cores

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

4 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR4

RAM frequency

533 MHz

1866 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 64 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

256 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6589

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8976 Plus

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.2

Android 8.0

Battery

Battery capacity

2390

3800

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Adapter output power

• 9 V / 2 A

Call duration in GSM networks

14 h

Standby time in GSM networks

605 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

12 h 30 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

588 h

Duration of listening to music

111 h

Video watching duration

12 h 30 min

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

6 in

Screen resolution

960 x 540 pixels

2160 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

220 ppi

402 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

2

Contrast ratio

1500:1

Screen brightness

450 cd/m²

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

12 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

4619 x 2598 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Dual camera

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Dual LED

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX362 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Aperture

f/1.8

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Phase detection autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

16 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

5333 x 3000 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Aperture

f/2

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB Type-C

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

5.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

USB Type-C

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Outlook
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Google Search
• Google Talk
• Google+

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.52 W/kg

0.36 W/kg