Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Karbonn A12+

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Karbonn
Announced December 2012 February 2013 October 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, Pink, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
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Weight 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1505
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1504
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 305 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2 GB user available) 8 GB storage 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.89% 59.47% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, FWVGA Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1530 mAh 1430 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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