The Sony Xperia C4 is a mid-range
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smartphone
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developed and manufactured by
Sony
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and it serves as the successor of the
Xperia C3. The phone was unveiled on 6 May 2015, and it is marketed as the "
Selfie
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Smartphone". Three months later, Sony unveiled its successor, the
Xperia C5 Ultra.
The key features of the phone are the 25
mm 5
megapixel
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In most digital display devices, pixels are the smal ...
front camera and 1.7
GHz
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octa-core processor powered by
Mediatek
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MT6752.
Features
Hardware
The Sony Xperia C4 has a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display, Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 Mediatek MT6752 processor, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage that can be expanded using microSD cards up to 256 GB. The phone has a 2600 mAh Li-Ion battery, 13 MP rear camera with LED flash and 5 MP front-facing camera with auto-focus. It is available in Black, White, Mint colors.
Software
On September 16, 2016, Sony announced that they were beginning the rollout of
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
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to the Xperia C4 and the Xperia C4 Dual.
Reception
In May 2015, Strategy Analytics conducted an independent consumer test to evaluate the quality of the front camera of the device. After the test, the device was claimed to be the "World's best selfie smartphone" and the "Worlds best smartphone for selfies".
Sales
On 26 May 2015, the dual version of the device released in
India
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along with the dual version of the
Xperia M4 Aqua.
References
External links
White PaperOfficial Press Release
Official Website{{Sony phones
Android (operating system) devices
Sony smartphones
Mobile phones introduced in 2015