Sony Xperia C4 - user opinions and reviews
- ouc536
- rA@p
I confused which one better? Suggest me..Samsung galaxy a7 or Sony xperia c4 or HTC desire 826
- kundan
- HsKP
Jayaprakash, 19 Jul 2015 shall i buy this phone ? is there any problem in battery and any heating problem? is this... moreExcellent device I am using this,very smooth touch,very nice working but battery life little low but that is not a big problem buy it...
- bishal gurung
- PA$S
please gsmarena.. rate its battery life test.... and compare it to m4 aqua dual. i am planning to buy this on mainly by longer battery
- Jayaprakash
- U@3K
shall i buy this phone ?
is there any problem in battery and any heating problem?
is this phone price worth for its features?
- buddy
- uvAY
Is there any upcoming update regarding battery backup and heating issue. If u know tell me plz otherwise I am gonna sell it (((((
- the.matchless
- 6P{x
Trever, 18 Jul 2015You've cleared all my doubts about C4, now i'm gonna get it soon, thanks.Glad I could be of help. Go for it! you won't regret and you'll love it. Do remember to update it as soon as you get it as I've mentioned before. Best of luck.
- Trever
- 2xL7
the.matchless, 17 Jul 2015I've been using this phone for almost a week & I'd like to share my experience step by ste... moreYou've cleared all my doubts about C4, now i'm gonna get it soon, thanks.
- the.matchless
- 6P{x
mas39, 17 Jul 2015You wonder why some of the games crash or are unplayable, it's all down to that useless mediat... moreMy dear friend allow me to highlight a few things here for the benefit of all. This chipset from mediatek is not comparable to SD808 or above rather it's comparable to the SD615. Now you are welcome to search the net for comparison between the both (M4 vs C4 & Desire 820 vs Desire 820s). You'll find that the 615 can't even play those games smoothly which the mediatek managed to play respectably smooth even with the higher resolution screen on-board (M4 aqua vs C4). No wonder why Sony chose to have lesser pixels on the M4 aqua & no wonder why HTC revised it's Desire 820 (615 chipset) and introduced the 820s with mt6752 chipset ticking inside. I do agree though that mediatek chips generally have had compatibility issues with apps and games but the point is that they have improved admirably well. I don't hold a grudge against any company however a market faced with monopoly is never a good one and that's why I support good new players who have the potential to grow. Look how the monopoly has badly effected some of the real good devices in the market namely, Z3 plus, one M9 and I would say even the G4 (Lg had to choose SD808). While another monopolist has benefited from that which is Samsung. The real problems however with mediatek chips are perhaps the codec support (on the higher end) or the slow GPS performance as some reviewers have put it. I on the other hand have not had experience with that so I won't really comment.
- honey
- ijcK
Best phone
Sexy look
No problem in mobile
With 2gb ram
No hanging problem
- mas39
- MJSt
the.matchless, 17 Jul 2015I've been using this phone for almost a week & I'd like to share my experience step by ste... moreYou wonder why some of the games crash or are unplayable, it's all down to that useless mediatek chip which you believe should be used more often. S808 would trounce this, never mind the s810 or the s820. Qualcomm are the best.
- the.matchless
- 6P{x
I've been using this phone for almost a week & I'd like to share my experience step by step as it happened.
The handset (black in colour) came with original screen protector from Sony which is a great thing to have as you won't find anything even close to being as good in the open market. The handset felt great in hand with much more better proportions, screen ratio and a well rounded design. It sure felt solid & parted an overall premium feel. When powered up, the screen looks great and there isn't anything to complain about in fact it offers more to appreciate. It's very very bright and sunlight legibility is great, I loved the screen.
So far things looked great, however, after installing a few apps such as Skype and the native video player update, the handset started to act up really really bad. It kept on crashing and restarting so much so that I thought I'd have to return the phone as it maybe faulty. I then connected my phone to Pc suite to look for an update (the in phone update centre had nothing to update) & to my relief there was a system update available. Ever since the update, the phone has been performing flawlessly. I love the experience I've had so far with this phone ever since.
Both the front and the rear camera are good. Do keep in mind though that e.g in order to get good landscape pictures you either need to select the "landscape" mode in the "scene" selection when in manual camera mode or simply select the "superior auto" and the results will then be great (if you shoot in manual mode without any scene selection you might be horrified with the results). You need to fiddle with the camera settings to get a better understating of how to get the best from the camera. This is probably the first Sony with superior auto mode that can actually benefit from the mode. The AR effects work like charm and you may find yourself fiddling with them for hours without getting any crash or a shut down. The scene in view to be photographed looks really bad but the pictures turn out really good. I think it has been done deliberately for some performance enhancement.
Gaming wise it may surprise you specially if you aren't really expecting much from it due to its cpu, things aren't as bad. The Mtk chipset performs far better than its rival qualcomm chipset and I in fact feel that manufacturers should seriously start considering releasing flagship devices with the Mtk chipsets specially after the SD810 blunder. The list of games I've tried are as follows,
1- Modern combat 5 - starts but crashes randomly, unplayable
2- BIA3 - starts in optimal mode which is the 2nd level of setting among the three levels available, doesn't crash but controls are too slow for it to be playable even at the lower setting
3- Gangster 4 - starts in the highest graphics mode, so far no trouble in playing but the controls are still not as responsive however are very much playable so far
4- Asphalt 8 - once again no problems here too but I am not sure weather the controls are sluggish or if I am not tuned to the game play. It is however playable no real problems so far.
5- Real racing 3 - obviously no problems here since the game is one of the most flexible ones so much so that even with its amazing graphics it can be played on the budget phones such as the Xperia E4 (another great device for the money)
6- The walking dead season 1 - absolutely no problems here
Well this pretty much sums up the gaming as the above are one of the more graphics intensive ones. Battery performance is outstanding. However, the recharge time is very high. I'd highly recommend this device even over perhaps the M4 aqua.
Hope this helps.
- the.matchless
- 6P{x
I've been using this phone for almost a week & I'd like to share my experience step by step as it happened.
The handset (black in colour) came with original screen protector from Sony which is a great thing to have as you won't find anything even close to being as good in the open market. The handset felt great in hand with much more better proportions, screen ratio and a well rounded design. It sure felt solid & parted an overall premium feel. When powered up, the screen looks great and there isn't anything to complain about in fact it offers more to appreciate. It's very very bright and sunlight legibility is great, I loved the screen.
So far things looked great, however, after installing a few apps such as Skype and the native video player update, the handset started to act up really really bad. It kept on crashing and restarting so much so that I thought I'd have to return the phone is it maybe faulty. I then connected my phone to Pc suite to look for an update (the in phone update centre had nothing to update) & to my relief there was a system update available. Ever since the update, the phone has been performing flawlessly. I love the experienceI've had with this phone ever since.
Both the front and the rear camera are good. Do keep in mind though that in order to get good landscape pictures you either need to select the "landscape" mode in the "scene" selection when in normal camera mode or simply select the "superior auto" and the results will then be great (if you shoot in normal mode without any scene selection you might be horrified with the results). You need to fiddle with the camera settings to get a better understating of how to get the best from the camera. This is probably the first Sony with superior auto mode that can actually benefit from the mode. The AR effects work like charm and you may find yourself fiddling with them for hours without getting any crash or a shut down.
Gaming wise it may surprise you specially if you aren't really expecting much from it due to its cpu since the things aren't as bad. The Mtk chipset performs far better than its rival qualcomm chipset and I feel that manufacturers should seriously start considering releasing flagship devices with the Mtk chipsets specially after the SD810 blunder. The list of games tried are as follows,
1- Modern combat 5 - starts but crashes randomly
2- BIA3 - starts in optimal mode which is the 2nd level of setting among the three levels available, doesn't crash but controls are too slowfor it to be playable even at the lower setting
3- Gangster 4 - starts in the highest graphics mode, so far no trouble in playing but the controls are still not as responsive however are very much playable so far
4- Asphalt 8 - once again no problems here too but I am not sure weather the controls are sluggish or if I am not tuned to the game play. It is however playable no real problems so far.
5- Real racing 3 - obviously no problems here since the game is one of the most flexible ones and even with its amazing graphics it can be played even on the Xperia E4 (another great device for the money)
6- The walking dead season 1 - absolutely no problem here
Well this pretty much sums up the gaming as the above are one of the more graphics intensive ones. Battery performance is outstanding. However, the recharge time is very high. I'd highly recommend this device even over perhaps the M4 aqua.
- Gangmei
- Hktx
I just got this phone this month and phone is awesome but there is heat problem while playing games like even for 15 minutes and battery is not good out of expectation .anything to fix this?
- Anonymous
- YT1X
lala, 10 Jul 2015What You Think About C4 Back Side? Is It Plastic Body?Its scrachproof fibre
- Junior
- t7Xh
ik, 13 Jul 2015I had bought sony xperia c4 and it very slow phone phone hangs again and again Maybe you have downLoaded many apps, my xperia C, Though The oLder version works reaLLy fine wiTh onLy 1Gb of RAM, and C4 has 2Gb and has a fasT processor..
some peopLe here commenTs on iT negaTiveLy yeT They haven'T expLored The phone yeT..aLso They may noT even boTher read The manuaLs, preTending There The besT Techie geek guys..
- Khan
- 7tL0
Dp, 15 Jul 2015Dose your phone lag behind? I bought it two days back and it lags in some functions. And it al... moreI have belief that sony phone never hang or lag so u first buy and than say
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