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Sony Xperia C3 Dual

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y
		GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F
		HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
4G Network		1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ
		1, 3, 5, 8, 28 - G530Y
		1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - G531F LTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2014, July. Released 2014, August	2014, September 30. Released 2014, October
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm (6.15 x 3.10 x 0.30 in)	144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
Weight	149.7 g (5.29 oz)	156 g (5.50 oz)
Build		Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type	IPS LCD	TFT
Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)

Platform
OS	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU	Adreno 305	Adreno 306 Mali-400 (Value Edition)

Memory
Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	8GB 1GB RAM	8GB 1GB RAM
	eMMC 4.5	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	8 MP, f/2.3, AF	8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama
Video	1080p, HDR	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/2.3	5 MP, f/2.2
Features	LED flash
Video	720p	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.0, A2DP
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio, RDS	FM radio
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	ANT+

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2500 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Stand-by	Up to 1040 h (2G) / Up to 960 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 65 h	Up to 75 h

Misc
Colors	Black, White, Mint	White, Gray, Gold
SAR	0.91 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.53 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)	0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)
Models	D2502	SM-G5306W, SM-G5308W, SM-G5309W, SM-G530BT, SM-G530F, SM-G530FQ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530H, SM-G531F, SM-G531H, SM-G530T, SM-G530W, SM-G530Y, SM-G530AZ, SM-G531Y, SM-G530T1, SM-G531M, SM-G530A, SM-G530M, SM-G531BT, SM-G530MU, SM-G530P
Price	About 250 EUR	About 140 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 175	Basemark OS II 2.0: 520 Basemark X: 1904
Display	Contrast ratio: 1153:1 (nominal), 2.120 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB	Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality	Noise -87.0dB / Crosstalk -89.0dB	Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 91h