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Sony Xperia C vs Google Pixel 3 XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 3 XL , Sony Xperia C

Google Pixel 3 XL 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.3", with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia C 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, screen 5", with resolution 540x960. Smartphone has 0 megapixel front camera and 8 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology P-OLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" inch 5" inch
Screen area 100.3 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 65.6%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 540 x 960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 523 PPI 220 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Yes
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 8 MP, AF, f/2.6
Functions Auto-HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF VGA
DxOMark Main Score 102
DxOMark Photo 99
DxOMark Video 83
DxOMark Selfie Score 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 630 PowerVR SGX544
External memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 275382 13245
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2289 328
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8039 1141
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13325
GeekBench 5 Single Core 490
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1996
General specs Release date 2018, October 2013, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm 141.5 Х 74.2 Х 8.9 mm
Weight 184 g 153 g
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Black, White, Purple
Battery 3430 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2390 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 960 EUR 220 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 588 h (2G) / Up to 605 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 12 h 25 min (3G) Music play - Up to 111 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.54 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Also known as Google Pixel XL3 Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Also known as Sony Xperia C HSPA+ C2305

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 3 XL
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Xperia C
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB