Sony Xperia C3 AND C3 Dual Review

Introduction

The Sony Xperia C3 is touted as a PROselfie smartphone. Sony's first 5MP front-facer with a 25mm wide-angle lens sure took a while, yet latecomer Xperia C3 is keen to jump the queue. It's one of the few to offer a LED flash on the front, taking selfie photography to the next level.

As a midrange package, the Sony Xperia C3 looks nearly spot-on. The 5.5" IPS display of 720p resolution is enhanced by the Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2. The Xperia C3 comes in two flavors: one with LTE connectivity and a dual-SIM version that's said to have dual-call support, still quite a rare option.

The rear camera of the Sony Xperia C3 got none of the special treatment the front cam received. The Xperia C3 has the 8MP camera with sensor that has been the popular choice in Sony's midrange since the original Xperia C. This time around, it is paired with an even more powerful LED flash, so it will hopefully do better in low-light.

'SONY XPERIA C3' launched in 3 different colours.

Lets see complete features of the Xperia C3

Key features

1. Xperia C3 contain Dual Sim or Xperia LTE support cat. 4 LTE (150/50mbps).
2. 5.5" Trimulinos IPS LCD, 720 x 1280 pixels, 267ppi.
3. Andriod 4.4.2 kitkat.
4. Qualcomm snapdragon 400 chipset with quad core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 processor , adreno 305 GPU and 1 GB of RAM.
5. 8mp rear camera,Single LED flash,1080 video recording.
6. 5mp wide angle front face camera with LED flash and hd video recording.
7. Wi-Fi b/g/n,Bluetooth 4.0,ANT + GPS/GLONASS,F.M radio with RDS,USB on the Go.NFC.
8. 8GB built in storage and expandables to via micro SD card slot.
9. Active noise cancellation with a secordary microphone.
10. 2,500mAH battery,STAMINA power saving mode.

Main disadvantages

• Thick bezels make the device bigger than 5.5" peers
• Battery isn't user-replaceable
• The 5MP front cam doesn't offer 1080p video recording
• The Xperia C3 dual seems to lack the advertised dual-call functionality

The bezels are perhaps the biggest issue of an otherwise pretty good design. Above the screen, the upgraded front cam complete with an LED flash is a pretty good excuse, but the unused space below the screen is hard to explain. The selfie cam cannot shoot Full HD video and this is another questionable decision.

Otherwise, the Snapdragon 400 is still capable of pulling its weight and the choice between LTE and Dual-SIM is boosting the pair's prospects. We are reviewing the Dual SIM flavor of the smartphone, but in terms of looks and functionally, the two models are identical.

Aditya raj

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