Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E1 vs Sony Xperia E4g vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Samsung
Announced January 2014 February 2015 December 2015
Status Available - March 2014 Available - April 2015 Coming Soon - December 2015
Price - Rs. 11,000 ($161.76) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Purple, White Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
133 x 71 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.8 x 0.43 in)
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6732 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 302 Mali-T760 Adreno 306
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.98% 64.68% 69.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 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 Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, SVGA@30FPS 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2300 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 551 h Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h 12 min Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)
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