Which smartphone is worth the purchase? We pit the Sony Xperia C against the Nokia XL to see which is better
In terms of design and display, the Nokia XL is quite slick and shows off good color schemes to choose from: cyan, yellow, bright green, orange and the basics black and white. It weighs 190 grams and it shows the following dimensions: 0.43 x 3.06 x 5.57 in. It has LCD model that features multi touch capabilities as well as the Nokia X platform and its pixel ratio is at 187 pixels-per-inch.
The Sony Xperia Con the other hand, is available in a smaller variety of colors: the basics black and white as well as purple. This Sony device is thinner (dimensions: 0.35 x 2.92 x 5.57 in) as well as lighter (weight: 153 grams) than its competitor and is equipped with a 5 inches TFT display that can render a screen resolution of 540 x 960 pixels with a higher pixel density of 220 pixels-per-inch.
For hardware and OS, the Nokia XL has a dual core processor working at 1 GHz which is loaded with Adreno 203 graphics. It comes with 768 MB of RAM and same amount of ROM which is expandable via microSD card by up to 32 GB. It runs on the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and in addition, it supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Micro USB and GRPRS.
The Sony Xperia C has a quad core processor (Cortex A7) working at 1 GHz which is backed up by PowerVR SGX544. The Sony smartphone is equipped with a better RAM and ROM capacities: 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory (expandable by up to 32GB via microSD card). It operates on the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and has the same connectivity and sharing capabilities of its competitor.
For battery usage and camera specs, the Nokia XL has a 2000 mAh battery unit allowing for 16 hours of talking time (or 720 hours of stand-by time). As for the camera, the Nokia unit has a 5MP rear-facing camera (LED flash) that can record videos and a 2MP front-facing camera
The Sony Xperia C is equipped with a battery that has the capacity of 2390 mAh which can last around 14 hours of talking time (or 605 hours of stand-by time).The rear-facing camera is better than the one seen on the Nokia unit (8 MP), but the front-facing camera is actually inferior (0.35 MP).
The Nokia XL is around $185.95, while the Sony Xperia C comes at a price of $271.99.
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