Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Sony Xperia E3

Apple iPhone 3GS
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Sony Xperia E3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony
Announced June 2009 September 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 58.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min