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
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