Screen size
Quick verdict
Xperia 10 III leads the measured specs 16-1.
Measured wins
Xperia 10 III
16
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
2
equal specs
Xperia C
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia 10 III
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Xperia C
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Xperia 10 III
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia C
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
Xperia 10 III
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
Xperia C
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
Xperia 10 III
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Xperia C
-
5G bands
Xperia 10 III
1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Xperia C
-
Speed
Xperia 10 III
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Xperia C
HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
Announced
Xperia 10 III
2021, April 14
Xperia C
2013, June. Released 2013, July
Status
Xperia 10 III
Available. Released 2021, June 11
Xperia C
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia 10 III
154 x 68 x 8.3 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Xperia C
141.5 x 74.2 x 8.9 mm (5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight
Xperia 10 III
169 g (5.96 oz)
Xperia C
153 g (5.40 oz)
Build
Xperia 10 III
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame
Xperia C
-
SIM
Xperia 10 III
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Xperia C
Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Other
Xperia 10 III
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Xperia C
-
Type
Xperia 10 III
OLED, 1B colors, HDR
Xperia C
TFT
Size
Xperia 10 III
6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia C
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia 10 III
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Xperia C
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia 10 III
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Xperia C
Yes
Other
Xperia 10 III
Triluminos display
Xperia C
-
OS
Xperia 10 III
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Xperia C
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
Xperia 10 III
Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
Xperia C
Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
CPU
Xperia 10 III
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
Xperia C
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU
Xperia 10 III
Adreno 619
Xperia C
PowerVR SGX544
Card slot
Xperia 10 III
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Xperia C
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Xperia 10 III
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
Xperia C
4GB 1GB RAM
Other
Xperia 10 III
UFS
Xperia C
-
Triple
Xperia 10 III
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 54mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
Xperia C
-
Features
Xperia 10 III
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Xperia C
LED flash, HDR
Video
Xperia 10 III
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Xperia C
1080p@30fps
Single
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C
8 MP, f/2.6, AF
Single
Xperia 10 III
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0"
Xperia C
VGA
Features
Xperia 10 III
HDR
Xperia C
-
Video
Xperia 10 III
1080p@30fps
Xperia C
Loudspeaker
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia C
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia C
Yes
Other
Xperia 10 III
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Xperia C
-
WLAN
Xperia 10 III
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Xperia C
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Xperia 10 III
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Xperia C
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Xperia 10 III
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Xperia C
GPS
NFC
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia C
No
Radio
Xperia 10 III
FM radio (region dependent)
Xperia C
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Xperia 10 III
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port
Xperia C
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Xperia 10 III
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Xperia C
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
Xperia 10 III
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Xperia C
Li-Ion 2390 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Xperia 10 III
21W wired (unofficial rating), PD, QC
Xperia C
-
Stand-by
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C
Up to 588 h (2G) / Up to 605 h (3G)
Talk time
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C
Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Music play
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C
Up to 111 h
Colors
Xperia 10 III
Black, White, Blue, Pink
Xperia C
Black, White, Purple
Models
Xperia 10 III
SO-52B, SOG04, XQ-BT52, A102SO
Xperia C
C2305
Price
Xperia 10 III
About 300 EUR
Xperia C
About 220 EUR
SAR
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C
0.54 W/kg (head) 0.36 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C
0.52 W/kg (head)