| Apple iPhone | Sony Xperia C |
| Manufacture | Apple | Sony |
| Model | iPhone | Xperia C |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 135 gram | 153.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 115 x 61 x 12 | 141.50 x 74.15 x 8.88 |
| Operating System | iPhone OS | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 | 2G - 900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 4.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 2 Megapixels | 8 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 1080p |
| Second Camera | NA | VGA (640 x 480) |
| Display size | 3.5 inches | 5.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 320 | 540 |
| Display height | 480 | 960 |
| PPI | 164.83 | 220.29 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | ARM 11 412 MHz | 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MTK6589 |
| GPU | NA | IMG SGX544 |
| Memory | 4GB or 8GB flash drive | 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 32 GB using microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | NA | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | NA | 2330 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 250 | 588 |
| Talktime (m) | 480 | 844 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | NA | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |