Sony Xperia C available online for Rs 20,460

Following the Gionee E6 launch last week, here’s yet another mid-range smartphone for the Indian market. Sony’s Xperia C is now available online through Infibeam and Saholic for Rs 20,490 while Flipkart sells it for Rs 20,460.

The Xperia C follows the “phablet” trend and sports a large 5-inch display. It is powered by a 1.2GHz MTK6589 quad-core processor, with 1GB of RAM. The smartphone comes equipped with a 2,390 mAh Li-ion battery that promises 10 hours talk time on 2G as well as 3G. The dual SIM phone runs on Android Jelly Bean v4.2.2 version.

Now available online

Take a quick look at the specs of the Xperia C:

• 5-inch TFT capacitive qHD display
• 3G, Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 4.0
• GPS with A-GPS
• 8 megapixel camera, 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera
• 4GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card slot

The camera supports full HD recording and other features such as face detection, sweep panorama, HDR, geo-tagging, smile shutter and more. Measuring 74.15 x 141.5 x 8.88 mm, it tips the scale at 153 grams. While Flipkart and Saholic will begin shipping the device next week, Infibeam claims to ship it in 24 hours.

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Last month, Sony launched its high-end Xperia Z1 that continued the company’s trend of compact, water-and-dustproof smartphones. However, the highlight of the device was its 20.7 megapixel camera. With the Xperia C, the company is ready to compete in the mid-range market.