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Sony Xperia C with 5 inch display, dual SIM available online for Rs. 20,490

Sony Xperia C with 5-inch display, dual-SIM available online for Rs. 20,490

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 3 October 2013 14:37 IST

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Sony seems to be geared up to officially launch another mid-range smartphone, the Xperia C for the Indian market. The device is currently available online for Rs. 20,490 on Saholic, while it is up for pre-order on Flipkart with the same pricing. Both the ecommerce sites have mentioned that the device will be available from second week of October. The Xperia C was officially unveiled earlier this year at the Mobile Asia Expo.

The Sony Xperia C is the first smartphone from the Japanese handset giant to be based on quad-core MediaTek MTK6589 processor; clocked at 1.2GHz. It comes with 5-inch TFT LCD qHD (540x960 pixel) display and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It includes 1GB of RAM and 4GB of inbuilt storage, which can be further expandable up to 32GB via microSD card. The Sony Xperia C is a dual-SIM smartphone (GSM+GSM) with dual standby.

The Xperia C sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with Exmor R sensor. The rear camera comes with features like face detection and Sweep Panorama, and is also capable of shooting videos in full-HD (1080p) mode. There is a 0.3-megapixel front camera onboard also. Connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. The smartphone will be available in White, Black and Purple colour options.

Other features on the Sony Xperia C include motion-gaming, FM radio with RDS, Walkman app and 'screen mirroring'. The device is backed by a 2330mAh battery, which the company claims can deliver up to 10 hours of talktime and up to 588 hours of standby time.

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Sony Xperia C key specifications

5-inch display with qHD (540x960 pixel) display
1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage, expandable by up to 32GB
8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, Exmor R sensor
0.3-megapixel front camera
Dual-SIM (3G + 2G) with dual standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

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Sony Xperia C

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
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Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
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Value for Money

Good
Good build quality
Impressive battery performance

Bad
Display not impressive
Camera performance below par
Often lags while multitasking

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Display 5.00-inch

Processor 1.2GHz quad-core

Front Camera 0.3-megapixel

Rear Camera 8-megapixel

RAM 1GB

Storage 4GB

Battery Capacity 2390mAh

OS Android 4.2

Resolution 540x960 pixels

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