Screen size
Xperia 10 IIIWinner: 6.0"+8.3%
Xperia C35.5"
Quick verdict
Xperia 10 III leads the measured specs 14-2.
Measured wins
Xperia 10 III
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Xperia C3
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia 10 III
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Xperia C3
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Xperia 10 III
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia C3
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Xperia 10 III
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
Xperia C3
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Xperia C3
1, 3, 7, 8, 28
5G bands
Xperia 10 III
1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Xperia C3
-
Speed
Xperia 10 III
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Xperia C3
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Announced
Xperia 10 III
2021, April 14
Xperia C3
2014, July. Released 2014, August
Status
Xperia 10 III
Available. Released 2021, June 11
Xperia C3
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia 10 III
154 x 68 x 8.3 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Xperia C3
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm (6.15 x 3.10 x 0.30 in)
Weight
Xperia 10 III
169 g (5.96 oz)
Xperia C3
149.7 g (5.29 oz)
Build
Xperia 10 III
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame
Xperia C3
-
SIM
Xperia 10 III
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Xperia C3
Micro-SIM
Other
Xperia 10 III
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Xperia C3
-
Type
Xperia 10 III
OLED, 1B colors, HDR
Xperia C3
IPS LCD
Size
Xperia 10 III
6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia C3
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia 10 III
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Xperia C3
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia 10 III
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Xperia C3
-
Other
Xperia 10 III
Triluminos display
Xperia C3
-
OS
Xperia 10 III
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Xperia C3
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset
Xperia 10 III
Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
Xperia C3
Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU
Xperia 10 III
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
Xperia C3
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU
Xperia 10 III
Adreno 619
Xperia C3
Adreno 305
Card slot
Xperia 10 III
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Xperia C3
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Xperia 10 III
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
Xperia C3
8GB 1GB RAM
Other
Xperia 10 III
UFS
Xperia C3
eMMC 4.5
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 C3
-
Features
Xperia 10 III
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Xperia C3
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
Xperia 10 III
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Xperia C3
1080p, HDR
Single
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C3
8 MP, f/2.3, AF
Single
Xperia 10 III
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0"
Xperia C3
5 MP, f/2.3
Features
Xperia 10 III
HDR
Xperia C3
LED flash
Video
Xperia 10 III
1080p@30fps
Xperia C3
720p
Loudspeaker
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia C3
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia C3
Yes
Other
Xperia 10 III
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Xperia C3
-
WLAN
Xperia 10 III
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Xperia C3
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Xperia 10 III
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Xperia C3
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
Xperia 10 III
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Xperia C3
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia C3
Yes
Radio
Xperia 10 III
FM radio (region dependent)
Xperia C3
FM radio, RDS
USB
Xperia 10 III
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port
Xperia C3
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Xperia 10 III
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Xperia C3
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C3
ANT+
Type
Xperia 10 III
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Xperia C3
Li-Ion 2500 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Xperia 10 III
21W wired (unofficial rating), PD, QC
Xperia C3
-
Stand-by
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C3
Up to 1040 h (2G) / Up to 1000 h (3G)
Talk time
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C3
Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C3
Up to 67 h
Colors
Xperia 10 III
Black, White, Blue, Pink
Xperia C3
Black, White, Mint
Models
Xperia 10 III
SO-52B, SOG04, XQ-BT52, A102SO
Xperia C3
D2533
Price
Xperia 10 III
About 300 EUR
Xperia C3
About 190 EUR
SAR
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C3
0.91 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia C3
0.53 W/kg (head) 0.38 W/kg (body)