Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs Lava Iris Pro vs HTC Desire 601 Dual Sim

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lava HTC
Announced June 2013 January 2014 November 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - January 2014 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple Black Black, Red, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
138 x 66.7 x 7.5 mm
(5.43 x 2.63 x 0.3 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 114 g (4.02 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Full Lamination, Corning Gorilla Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, OGS, Corning Gorilla Glass, Full Lamination TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 66.36% 62.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS, FM Recording -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto-focus, Geo-taggi/ng, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama, Blue Glass Filter Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 2000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
400 h Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 7.5 h (2G)
Up to 4.5 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 50 min (3G)