Sony Xperia C

It is the company's first smartphone powered by a MediaTek chipset. Sony has so far always opted for either Snapdragons or (when the company still existed) ST Ericsson but, with China being the primary target market, it had little choice really. The latest MediaTek chips support both dual-SIM and quad-core processors, and they are light on the wallet too. Affordability is, of course, an important reason, considering Asian markets are teeming with sub-$200 quad-core droids and competition is fierce. The likes of Lenovo, Micromax, Xolo, and many more, are ready to offer a big enough screen and decent feature set on a bargain. What this means is the Sony Xperia C should be preparing for a full-scale war. Let's check the ammo: Key features Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band HSPA support Dual SIM, dual stand-by support 42.2 Mbps HSDPA and 11.5 Mbps HSUPA 5.0" 16M-color TFT capacitive touchscreen of qHD resolution (540 x 960 pixels) at 220ppi Android OS v4.2.2 Jelly Bean Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU, PowerVR SGX544 GPU, MTK MT6589 chipset 1 GB of RAM 4 GB of built-in storage (2 GB user available) microSD slot (cards up to 32GB supported) 8 MP autofocus camera, single LED flashlight, geo-tagging, touch focus, HDR, hardware shutter key; VGA front-facing camera 1080p @ 30fps video capture Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP GPS with A-GPS Accelerometer, ambient light and proximity sensor Standard 3.5 mm audio jack; Walkman music player with many audio enhancements Stereo FM radio with RDS microUSB port (charging) Built-in LED strip provides a breathing light and notification light 2,390mAh Li-Ion battery, non-replaceable