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Sony Xperia C vs Nokia 9 PureView

 
Brief information about compared phones: Nokia 9 PureView , Sony Xperia C

Nokia 9 PureView 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 5.99", with resolution 1440x2880. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 5 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 capacitive touchscreen, TFT
Touchscreen P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Type P-OLE 16M
Screen size 5.99" inch 5" inch
Screen area 92.6 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.7% 65.6%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2880 px 540 x 960 px
PPI /points per inch/ 538 PPI 220 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Yes
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 5 MP, Five 8 MP, Single
Camera specs 5x 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm -(2x RGB & 3x B/W cameras, working simultaneously) -TOF camera 8 MP, AF, f/2.6
Functions HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, 1.0µm VGA
DxOMark Main Score 85
DxOMark Photo 88
DxOMark Video 80
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 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 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 240222 13245
GeekBench 4 Single Core 328
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1141
General specs Release date 2019, February 2013, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155 Х 75 Х 8 mm 141.5 Х 74.2 Х 8.9 mm
Weight 172 g 153 g
Colors Midnight Blue Black, White, Purple
Battery 3320 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2390 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 620 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
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 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 -HDR10
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - ANT+ - Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3.0) -USB Power Delivery -Fast wireless charging 10W (Qi); 5W (PMA) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) 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 9 PureView
  • Screen 5.99"
  • Front camera 20 MP
Reasons to buy Xperia C
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB