We compare the Sony Xperia C3 and the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime to see which of these smartphones is the better purchase.
According to the specs from the Fuse Joplin, both smartphones are made from plastic materials, and have rectangular designs. However, the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has more rounded corners, and a silver frame around the edges, while the Sony Xperia C3 has its frame interrupted in the corners. The Samung handset has physical buttons and two capacitive buttons on the right and left, while the Sony handset has three capacitive buttons integrated into the screen.
The Sony Xperia C3 has a bigger screen than it rival at 5.5 inches, and its a IPS LCD that can render resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels at 267 ppi. Its dimensions are 156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm, and weighs 149.7 grams.
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has a 5 inch TFT display, which renders 540 x 960 pixels at 220 ppi. Its dimensions are 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm, and its heavier at 156 grams.
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is equipped with a powerful quad-core Cortex-A53 clocked at 1.2 GHz, partnered with a qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 chipset, and an Adreno 306 for graphics. It has 3GB of RAM, and an internal storage of 8GB, but can be expanded at 64GB with a microSD card. It runs on the Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat).
The Sony Xperia C3 has quad-core Cortex-A7 clocked also at 1.2GHz, with a qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 chipset, and an Adreno 305 GPU. It has lowe RAM of 1GB, but has the same 8GB internal memory as its rival, which can only expand up to 32GB with a microSD card. It runs on the Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat).
For the camera and battery specs, The Sony handset has a 8MP primary shooter, and a 5MP secondary camera. Its features include , autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, and HDR. It has a non-removable battery at 2500 mAh that can last 25 hours on 3G.
The Samsung handset has the same 8MP primary and 5MP secondary cameras, and its battery has a 2600 mAh capacity, which can last up to 17 hours.
According to MySmartPrice.com, the Sony Xperia C3 cost $300 dollars, while the Amazon.com claimed that the Samung Galaxy Grand Prime is around $225.
