Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E1 vs Sony Xperia C3 vs Sony Xperia E3

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced January 2014 July 2014 September 2014
Status Available - March 2014 Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, Purple, White Black, White, Mint Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network - LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2
GPU Adreno 302 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.98% 67.85% 58.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, SVGA@30FPS 1080p, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2500 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 551 h Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 12 min Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min