Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E3 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus vs Xiaomi Mi 4i

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Xiaomi
Announced September 2014 January 2015 April 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Lime, Copper Black, White Black, White, Blue, Yellow, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
143.7 x 77.1 x 9.5 mm
(5.66 x 3.04 x 0.37 in)
138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Shatter Proof Glass - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.23% 63.94% 71.57%
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 2100 mAh 3120 mAh
Stand by Up to 706 h - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 20 min Up to 11 h (3G) -