Phone Comparison - GiONEE ELIFE E3 vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Sony Xperia E1

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Asus Sony
Announced May 2013 January 2014 January 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink, Blue Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 68 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
Weight - 140 g (4.94 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.56% 63.76% 61.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM Radio FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture
Video Yes, 1080p Yes Yes, SVGA@30FPS
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G Yes HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2110 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by - Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 551 h
Talk Time - Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 9 h 12 min