Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E1 Dual vs Acer Liquid Z4 vs Lenovo A316i

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Acer Lenovo
Announced January 2014 February 2014 April 2014
Status Available - January 2014 Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - April 2014
Colors Black, Purple, White Black/White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
117 x 63.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.61 x 2.5 x 0.48 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2104/D2114
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2105
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572
GPU Adreno 302 - Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB TBD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.98% - 61.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS - 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, 2592x1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama - Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, SVGA@30FPS Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes 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 and GLONASS - Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB TBD 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 - Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh - 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 366 h (2G)
Up to 441 h (3G)
- Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 13 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)
- Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)