Sony Xperia C3 vs Huawei Ascend P7: Comparison of Specs, Features

By Virnelli Mercader, Christian Post Contributor Monday, January 05, 2015

Great selfie phones are in demand nowadays, and two of the most talked-about devices when it comes to taking pictures are the Sony Xperia C3 and the Huawei Ascend P7. While Sony has introduced the Xperia C3 as the "ultimate new smartphone for selfies and social sharing," Huawei's flagship phone is giving it a run for its money with its front-facing camera.

Design:
The Sony Xperia C3 is quite light despite its build. The phone measures 156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm and weighs only 199.7 grams. It's made of plastic with faux chrome panels on each of the four edges. It's available in black, white, and mint.

The Huawei Ascend P7 follows many of its predecessors design cues, but with some welcome updates. It still has the metal band around the edge, but now the back is made of a glass panel instead of a metal one. The glass is made of Gorilla Glass 3, which makes it scratch-proof. The phone measures 6.55mm thin.

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Features:
The Sony Xperia C3 has a 5.5-inch IPS LCD Triluminous display with a resolution of 720 x 1280. Though colors look a bit oversaturated, the quality of images is good overall.

The Ascend P7 has a 5-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Videos and pictures look bright and bold, but the phone may not be bright enough to read in direct sunlight.

The Xperia C3 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4.2 with Sony's skin on top, while the Ascend P7 runs on the Kirin 910T quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat.

As for the devices' cameras, the Xperia C3 has an 8MP rear-facing camera and a 5MP front-facing camera. Selfies taken with the front shooter look good when taken in good lighting conditions. The camera app includes several modes such as Panorama and Beauty Mode.

The Huawei phone's rear 13MP camera takes detailed and vividly-colored pictures. The front-facing camera is impressive too, as the front snapper is an 8MP camera with a Beauty Mode.

Price:
The Sony Xperia C3 costs $320, while the Huawei Ascend P7 costs $310.