| Nokia Asha 311 | Sony Xperia C |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Sony |
| Model | Asha 311 | Xperia C |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 95 gram | 153.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 106 x 52 x 13 | 141.50 x 74.15 x 8.88 |
| Operating System | Series 40 | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1700/1900/2100 | 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 | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 2.1 | 4.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3.2 megapixel, f/2.4, 4x digital zoom, 3.3mm | 8 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | VGA | 1080p |
| Second Camera | NA | VGA (640 x 480) |
| Display size | 3 inches | 5.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 65536 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 240 | 540 |
| Display height | 320 | 960 |
| PPI | 133.33 | 220.29 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1 GHz | 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MTK6589 |
| GPU | NA | IMG SGX544 |
| Memory | 120 MB. 256 MB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card | 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 32 GB using microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AMR, AMR-WB, AMR-NB | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1110 mAh | 2330 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 696 | 588 |
| Talktime (m) | 840 | 844 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |