Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C3 vs HTC Desire 728 Dual Sim vs HTC One X9

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC HTC
Announced July 2014 June 2015 December 2015
Status Available - August 2014 Coming Soon - June 2015 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,810 ($320.74) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Mint Gray, White, Blue, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
157.9 x 77.8 x 7.87 mm
(6.22 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
153.9 x 75.9 x 8 mm
(6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
Weight 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753 Octa-core Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T720MP3 PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 Super LCD2 Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.85% 67.89% 71.22%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p, HDR 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p, BSI Sensor [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.8, 34mm, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2800 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Up to 485 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)